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At our club we have at least one race each year (because of "the deed of gift") that starts and finishes in the middle of the course:

So, it's always an upwind start and always an upwind finish.

BTW, the textual version of course seems a little confusing because of the line-breaks, but it is correct.

Draftable has a button to download the compared version.

RRS 63.5(a) requires protest committees to find facts 'based on the balance of probabilities (unless an applicable rule requires otherwise)'.

Finding fault of a boat’s own is a conclusion rather than a fact, so it's a matter fo  logical reasoning and judgemt by the protest committee, but, as fa  as it's relevant, I can't see any reason to depart from balance of probabilities.

Maybe it would help the discussion along if you pitched up a concrete example where you would be uncomfortable with BoP.

David,  I just attach the connecting line to the top of the barging buoy.

Surely you don't need a barging buoy to prevent boats colliding with your tower?