Actually, I put some thought into @jviss reaction and I still have a question. Were you weaving thru boat traffic because you actually thought some of the boats were going to hit you or were you weaving thru boat traffic in an attempt to stay out of their path since they did have stand on rights? There is a difference ... I give you some slack if you actually were just trying hard not to interfere. I give you no slack if you actually thought that you were going to get hit by one of the racers and thought it necessary to take evasive actions - you had to have known that the racing sailboats saw you and would merely make close passes. Your post seems to indicate that you thought it necessary to avoid collisions and I think that is why you are getting negative responses.