Melges 32 Torbole

Is there anyone with a brain still defending the boneheaded moves by the Melges 32 Torbole fleet as they slashed and burned their way through the Optimist Pre-Worlds on Lake Garda this past weekend?

Yes, we know it was the last event in the prestigious Audi series. We realize the cliffs over there have a sweet acceleration and 5 knots more breeze, and that was the fastest way to the mark. We know no one got hurt or protested. We can see they might have made it through without incident but for a puff or two. We understand that Lake Garda can get crowded. We realize your PRO could have re-set, abandoned, or finished when he saw the M32 fleet going through the Optis upwind. We even understand the power struggle, dick-swinging machismo, and terrible communication level between the Circolo Vela Torbole (M32 Host) and the Fraglia Vela Riva (Opti hosts).