Hello Richard!
Sunday August 04 1996, Richard Wheet writes to Dan Ceppa:
 RW> The instant that contact is made... one must protest....
Not so.  If the 720ø turn alternate penalty is in force (and most places now 
do so, at least in Australia and NZ) then the offending vessel has until the 
end of the leg to complete the 720ø turn.  If they haven't by that time, then 
you have to protest.
 RW> if anyone sees contact and doesn't protest they are also guilty....
 RW> protests can always be dropped but they must be done...
In a high level championship I agree with you.  On the whole protesting 
against two other competitors who didn't protest after an infringement in a 
club level race tends to make one a pariah.
Bye for now,
          Jackson
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