Ramblings so please don't take offence!

We are supposed to have a meeting at Hansen Dam next Sat I believe. If Steve Landeau shows up he probably knows the rules as well as anyone in region 6. I have been at the Woodbridge club meets (usually in the bar afterwards) when they have had prolonged discussions on the rules. He is good at leading rules discussions with a wealth of race experience ( he raced both Worlds and Europeans last year )
 Problem is that we need an Arbitrator, case in point Joe S, took myself and Frank out of the 5th race on Sunday and he firmly believed that he had a right to do so.
 Ron suggested Sunday that he and I, be a race committee. I for one would not race in that situation, I do have now 2 books which explain the rules well to assist as reference. Certainly I think that we need a race committee and I believe that they can not be in the race. Everyone likes to remember that they were in the right, we need to begin with at least an independent arbitrator.
 I would still like to race but I believe that for me to get better everyone that I race with needs to get better on the rules (self included). I propose that I will drop out of the ODOM group and race only US1M and Santa Barbara. (General comment was that I have enough brass already.) I would be the race starter and umpire for ODOM's (armed with my books). I would watch the race and people would protest in accordance with the rules.

 Alternatively we could race 8 races for ODOM's (club boat after all) Have one compulsory drop out and one voluntary dropped race ie best 6 of 8 Compulsory drop outs would be the Committee for that race. Best racers would be on committee that would give lesser racers a chance to race all 8 races and take the best scores. Compulsory drop outs would be anyone that as placed in a season. Ie Ron, myself, Barry, Neil, Shoe, Scott (off the top of my head)

I think I like the alternative best

Just ideas, any thoughts , Bob