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AMY SMITH LINTON

Shiny Prizes

3/20/2015

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My favorite skipper steered us to victory over some excellent racing friends this past week at the  Flying Scot Midwinters in Sarasota, Florida. 
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Breakfast of Champion
And while I can blather on about our charming little boat, what we do to get ready, or how we maintain a level of physical fitness, or what tactics gave us the tiny edge we needed, really, my heart's not in that story right now. 
Flying Scot Sailboat. Finish line.
It's just another sailboat regatta...but not really. 

It's never just another one. Each event is oddly* distinct even though we boil the sport down to a few clichés every time, like: 

1. It is what it is. This useful phrase helps reconcile any philosophically challenging moments as we wait for the competition to get underway or recommence.

2. Everybody needs a little good luck. It's simple and true: every win in sailing requires an amount of good fortune. Sometimes all the stars have to form a bee-line (technically known as a "syzygy," which is a brilliant Scrabble word, by the way) before you can get the top spot, while only a minuscule scrap of bad luck can destroy months of hard work and preparation.

3. We aren't saving lives/doing brain surgery/making money out here, so we might as well have a beer while we are at it. (Q.E.D.)

There are more. Sports simply must generate clichés because of the repetitive repetitive nature of the games. But these three highlights are sufficient unto the day.


*Truly odd: decades' worth of regattas at the same location for some of these things and not once has the weather, our performance, AND the competition re-aligned to give the same experience. Not to mention the wildly fluctuating levels of good luck...
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8 Comments
Mark
3/20/2015 01:49:17 am

It was a GREAT week for everyone. Well done!!!!

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Amy
3/20/2015 02:46:38 am

Thanks Mark!

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Matt
3/20/2015 07:33:06 am

Nicely done!

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Amy
3/20/2015 01:15:31 pm

Thank you Matt!

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Deb
3/20/2015 07:48:23 am

Congrats on the bling and for getting all the stars aligned. Hope we can make it next year.

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Amy
3/20/2015 01:16:09 pm

Thank you Deb!

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4. Scoreboard
3/20/2015 08:10:53 am

Please forgive above cliché, but it's a great one for this. Davis Islands, no surprises, just great performances. Jellyroll

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Amy
3/20/2015 01:24:34 pm

Fleet 168 makes some speedy folks...

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