Hi all-
I need to buy a protest flag for racing my O'Day 23... I often race with only 1 crew besides myself (the wife) and don't have a place for a flag on a staff, so I was thinking about this:
http://www.apsltd.com/keelboat-protest-flag-pop-out.html
My questions are:
1. Is this a reasonable size for a 23'LOA boat?
2. How often do you guys protest and find your protestee does turns to avoid the protest room?
3. In such a case, do you leave the protest flag flying or repack it, showing that you acknowledge they've done their penance?
4. Any ideas for alternative mounts to make removing the flag easier without distracting the crew from racing the race?
I need to buy a protest flag for racing my O'Day 23... I often race with only 1 crew besides myself (the wife) and don't have a place for a flag on a staff, so I was thinking about this:
http://www.apsltd.com/keelboat-protest-flag-pop-out.html
My questions are:
1. Is this a reasonable size for a 23'LOA boat?
2. How often do you guys protest and find your protestee does turns to avoid the protest room?
3. In such a case, do you leave the protest flag flying or repack it, showing that you acknowledge they've done their penance?
4. Any ideas for alternative mounts to make removing the flag easier without distracting the crew from racing the race?