I really like your article and agree with most of the sentiments, especially the reason fo r using ‘I’ flag. I am, however, concern by teh contradictory comments: “…we dropped both start boats “B” and “C”… back about three feet.” and ” … the race committee had not one or two, but six sets of eyes watching different parts of the line, one spotter on each end and two spotters in the middle boats looking both ways.”. If B and C aren’t on the line (and in the photo it is more like 3 yards (metres) than feet) then they can’t cal OCS. If I was starting on that line and having sighted the line, knew that B&C were behind, I would start just in front of them. Behind the line but in front of the observers. they would probably call me over when I’m not. That would never stand up with the Jury by the RC’s own admission that the line observers were behind the line.
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