This may be relevant =>>>   https://www.racingrulesofsailing.org/posts/5752-minutes-advantage-formula-for-pursuit-races-based-on-phpf-hcp

Thanks John, 
In the simulation discards are a phase shift, we normally have 20-25% discards and provide DUT averages for boats away representing the club at major regattas.  I agree its is a balance and our approach is to be explicit as possible in setting rules which are always and compromise. Thanks again for the feedback. Cheers, Have Fun!

Yup, Case 67 settles this explicitly in a W/L collision causing damage to a non-racing boat, it does not explicitly deal with the amount of damage caused being a conflict since in this case the rule 69 implications removes that discission.  I can't find a case where monetary damages were seen as a conflict of interest in the way it's implied in this discussion.  But the definitions are poor for several things including "damage" vs "major damage", and major damage isn't even a requirement, only that it may have caused major damage. so there is always room for interpretation.    

Wassup Niko!   I heard you might be doing the Lipton with Cole.  Epic line up of competition. See you there. At least two of the jury are IJs that read these threads so ......I agree with everything.
Guess that means you chose Liptons over champion of champions. It will be really great to see you.

I actually agree with Leo.  Yes I realize that a 6 in strong wind may not be as fast as a 7 in a strong wind sailed by a larger sailor but it is probably competitive with what the smaller sailor would achieve in the strong wind.  That small sailor also has an advantage in the lighter wind when sailing with the larger sail.  This is not even taking into account the fact that the smaller sailor may spend more time capsized in the stronger wind with the larger sail.  Finally the smaller sailor gets the advantage of almost never using their nicely shaped bigger sail in strong winds so it still has better shape in lighter winds.  

I remember watching 1/3 of the (in those days) Radials upside down while the (also in those days) 4.7s were having the time of their life.  I thought that it was too bad that the Radial sailors couldn't / didn't switch to smaller sails.

With my racer cruiser I can get a better handicap if I only register smaller sails but I then have to use them in light wind conditions.  If I register with a larger Genoa, I don't get the same handicap as the boat that only has the smaller sails if I fly the smaller sails on a windy day.  

Many master's ILCA regattas allow rig swapping.  They do not make a handicap allowance when the rig is swapped.

In conclusion yes some scoring systems will support the change you suggest but I don't think you really want to do it.