Now you are making up a whole other scenario.  The rigs didn't collide due to normal movements in the prevailing conditions. The rigs collided because the main sheet on the leeward boat was dropped/released suddenly. with a full crew hiking a J24 hard that motion can be quite sudden if the main sheet is completely released. 
Windward was keeping clear and could not reasonably foresee that leeward would dump the sheet like that.  This whole scenario was caused by a cock-up by leeward boat.

RRS 60.2(a)(1) If the protestor is a boat, she shall hail 'Protest' and, if her length is more than 6 meters, conspicuously display a red flag, at the first reasonable opportunity for each.  She shall display the red flag until she is no longer racing.  

As a protestor you are required to hail protest and also required to display a red flag if applicable as read above, deviation from these requirements can/should render any subsequent protest as invalid unless subject to other parts of RRS 60.  

And I appreciate it.

I never called you a blockhead.