I don't understand redress in the first place. In all my life of racing, I had never even heard of redress until we started sailing in some Hobie Nationals that had supplied boats. And then you could only ask for redress if there was an equipment failure that was the fault of the manufacturer.

Nowadays, it seems like people are asking for redress for all kinds of things. A rip in your sail? You collided with another boat? I'd say "tough luck." How about,"I had stomach flu, so I couldn't sail my best race."

It's just not FAIR!