2000m day

Thursday July 5th 6:32 am Yesterday was the 2000m races for Masters Women and Premier. Wasabi Power Surge - 7th place 9min 38 sec Wasabi Team Huge - 12th place 10 min 01 sec Really fun races from a helms perspective. Janet D helmed Huge and I helmed Surge. We have been discussing our turn strategies since before we left Portland. And we NAILED THEM! To the point of oohs and aahs from the grand stands. Can you say hot dogs? The water was the craziest I have ever been in. It already has big pillows, really big rollers-- the course is located between a sea wall and a row of crane barge - we are getting constant blow back, then you throw in the churning roil from 2000m crews and it's a rodeo! In the second turn of the Surge race Outer Harbor from Canada tried to overtake us in the turn and I wouldn't let hum inside. Please understand that at no point did they have right of way. I hugged it so hard that they actually had to slow their roll. Their coach came up to me on the dock and said "you were supposed to give way and that he wouldn't file a protest this time." I said " I technically still had right of way and kept my line since it was mine to keep" He sad, "yes but you should have given way out of respect" can you believe that guy?!?! Here I had the call at the 50m mark of having the right of way and at no time did their drummer even come close to being as far up as me. Their Dragon head wasn't even in our "air space". For the love a..." out of respect--puh-lease! Anyhoo the crews raced great races. Stayed stong and focused the whole way. Never let off for one stroke. We have some amazing athletes here representing the USA, Portland, and Wasabi. They are behaving as good ambassadors and generally just really nice people. Power Surge GM women race the 200m races in the 10 man today wish us luck!! SaTina