Melges Plows through Optimists while on Port

[ecosse4me]

Check out this Video from the Optimist pre-worlds. Just after 1min in two Melges decide not to bear away a couple of degreese to avoid the fleet, but just plow though the Optimists coming into their mark on Starboard, while the Melges are on Port......

http://vimeo.com/70211210

 

[cynophobe]

If that's not grounds for a life ban I don't know what is.Unfukinbelievable.Someone should be able to name and shame from the sail No's.

 

[ecosse4me]

Well said...

 

[Gorn FRANTIC!!]

Total fuckwits. Shouldn't be too hard to work out who they so the appropriate naming & shaming can commence.

Side note though. How lucky are those Opti kids to be sailing in that venue.

 

[Bucket Mouth]

Those guys have got to be kidding, whoever is steering those 2 boats should be banned for life

 

[mad]

Were the Melges racing as well? No excuse for carving through the fleet though.

Just wondering?

 

[maxstaylock]

That could get you on the child abuse register here.

So, there were, what, 10 guys on the melges, none of them engaged brains? It's shaped like a wedge, lets use it like one?

Makes jet skiers look like responsible citizens.

 

[Matt B]

Then at 3 min. they jibe. So they didn't need to go through there for any reason. Just stupid. I agree with taking away the keys for life.

 

[Blownout]

the opties had dozens of power boats tailing them and not one rib could buzz the m32's and set them straight?

 

[billy backstay]

the opties had dozens of power boats tailing them and not one rib could buzz the m32's and set them straight?

K-zacly! We call it "Rodney Patrol" during frostbite racing on the CT River...

 

[SHNOOL]

Wow motorboaters sail too?

 

[r.finn]

Anybody figure out who the first two boats are? I couldn't see the #s. Name names.

 

[Doug Lord]

Damn those fucking nitwits on the Melges! Talk about the opposite of sportsmanship and common sense-jeez I hope they face serious sanctions.

 

[Crump's Brother]

Throw it up on the "front page" Plenty of negative energy it this video

 

[Bush_is_a_moron]

if it was one of my kids in the opti, the fucking melges would be sitting on the bottom right now.

 

[barleymalt]

WTF. That is among the worst behavior I have ever seen on a race course, at least by competitors that should know far better. Publicly shaming is the least those idiots should endure, being forced to listen to Bull Gator ala Clockwork Orange is a more suitable punishment.

 

[billy backstay]

Wow motorboaters sail too?

By "Rodney Patrol" I was indeed referring to the clueless motorboaters confused by 3 or 4 different classes of dinghys and Etchells covering the River from side to side sometimes inn early spring and fall. The mark boats will lead them through the fleet, or even block them if they are throwing too big a wake or endangering a sailor.... Similar should have been done to the M32.

 

[MoMP]

It's mind boggling to try to dumb down what those idiots were thinking. Where was this regatta?

 

[sailingDad]

Lake Garda, Italy.

MELGES 32 Audi Sailing Series 2013

Optimist (Pre) World Champs

I don't think any of the safetly fleet considered that a couple of fully tooled up Melges would do anthing so stupid! Especially fully powered up down wind!

Looks like the Melges bizzarly decided to gybe arround the Opti reach mark - rather than gybe 3 or 4 boat lenghts earlier.

Very lucky none of the kids got hurt. Hopefully it won't put them off sailing and racing.