Inaccurate Contest Scoring

In article ,
(JJ Sinclair) wrote:

Philip wrote
When the rules make it sensible to take a start and land back so the
day is devalued, reducing the points difference you risk in the contest,
rather than attempting the task, there's something wrong.

Come on guys, has anyone actually read the rules?

As he has been the scorer at a number of contests up to and including NZ
Sports Class nationals level, I would hope that (in fact I know that)
Philip has read the rules.

They may, of course, be different to local rules in the USA.

-- Bruce