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| Regatta over |
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| And the winner is... Arnoud Hummell (NED) |
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| Scott looks happy to me! |
Going into the final race day of the 2011 Laser Master Worlds Scott knew that, aside from Arnoud and Brett eating at the same salad bar and each getting a serious case of food poisoning, 1st and 2nd place were pretty much locked up. Scott went into the final day with his eye on holding onto 3rd place overall which meant keeping Russ Sylvestri in his rear view mirror. On our way in that morning Scott and I were talking and he mentioned that he needed to add some 1st place finishes to his scorecard. That’s when I took my eyes off the road and said, ‘What? You don’t have any first place finishes yet? What’s up with that?’ I was doing my best to keep a straight face when he shot back, ‘Kim it’s fu$&%ing hard out there!’ That’s when we both burst out laughing…he knows that I know, how hard it is!
Race #1: Well, it all goes back to where it started - the Boston Red Sox hat. The conditions were the windiest yet with clear skies and a bustling crowd at Chrissy Field and Scott was on his way to getting that 1st place finish. He rounded the first weather mark just ahead of Arnoud and Brett but it was short lived as he did a massive ‘death roll,' losing his Boston Red Sox hat in the process! With a full moon ebb tide, he was barely hanging onto his boat, with the boom in the air and just a thread of mainsheet in his hand. By the time he hauled himself in and got going, he was in 5th place and pretty much spent as far as energy.
Race #2: With both Red Sox hats now gone, Scott pulled out his 2010 Laser Master Worlds hat and was ready to go. At the first weather mark Scott found himself in 2nd place just behind Arnoud. Scott knew that he had no chance in beating Arnoud overall and didn’t want to mess him up by sitting on his air so he shot down below. Unfortunately, Scott ended up in a soft zone, which cost him a couple of places. He ended the day with his worst finishes for a given day (6, 7).
I like to blame it on the hat. Before the regatta started, I got a call from Scott asking for another Boston Red Sox hat from home so I brought two just in case he lost one! Oddly enough, Scott lost hat #1 in his second-to-last race in the slalom and finished 3rd overall. He then went on to lose hat #2 in the second-to-last race in the Championship to finish 3rd overall …. Hmmm, do you think I am superstitious? I think it’s time for a SF Giants hat!
In the end, Scott was truly proud of Arnoud and his win and for those who think that Scott settled for 3rd…well, Scott will be the first to admit that he fought hard to get 3rd!
Stay tuned for a rematch in 2012!
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| New hat... |
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