I am directing this explanation to all of those who do not understand, or feel that the sailors who filed for redress, are unsportsmanlike.

First of all we are talking about a North American Championhip that should be held to a higher standard than a week end regatta or a club race. Many of the individuals were very seriously trying to become the NAF18 champion. It was their goal for the event. The race committee then ran a race which some felt did not comply with the SI's, they still competed in and finished the race, because they did not know what the outcome of the race or redress would be. They did know that a score would be better then a DNS. You cannot protest the race committee (check your rule books) you can only file for redress which you do after racing and before the deadline. Which is what they did. A protest committee then determined that the race committee was in error and threw out the race. I do not know exactly what happened in the hearing, but it is niave to call names and insinuate they did something wrong when all they did was follow the rules.