I noticed it at disassembly after retiring from Macho Man. We retired because our upper rudder pintle broke outside the inlet for the Clearwater Sailing Center (in the middle of an Opti race course, too).
Those opti's have no business being out in the gulf and in the clearwater / sand key pass... they take up the entire pass with 30 kids, and that pass can get insane waves and tides in different directions.
2 weeks ago the opt's stopped all traffic for 15 minutes in crazy tides while i was there.
This past Mini Machoman i crewed for Catman. we were trapped with a spin out and the opti chase boats cut us off accross our bow and bullhored us to get out of their race. We were not in their race and when we yelled "WE are in a race" they said BS!!!
