I am most disturbed by the fact that all the people who filed for redress are labeled as whiners and unsportsmanlike. We participate in a sport that is self-policing. There are no officials telling us what is legal or illegal. The only recourse we have is to file a protest against another boat or file for redress if we feel that an action of another body caused us harm and the actions did not follow the rules. Also, the argument that everyone uses about the same individuals wouldn't have filed for redress if they had done better is rediculous. Of course they wouldn't. The rules state that you are only allowed to file for redress if "... (a boat's score)has been made significantly worse by..." If the individuals did well they would have no grounds for redress. I think if you were to step back from this incdent and look at the individuals and their history both on the water and off you find that they rarely go to the protest room and that they must have felt pretty strongly about this incident to file their redress.

Hey Mark, thanks for the insight and having the cojones (sp?) to jump in to this fray. We'll see you this weekend.