Morning Light Page #4

I don't think she should be punished,

because having to miss out

on all the sailing this session

is way more punishment

than anyone deserves.

So, yeah, it sucks all around.

By the end of it, the kids

were pretty comfortable

with sailing their boat

in a ton of breeze, and it was clear

that they were gonna

come into it saying, "Bring it on."

[Disney] There was one thing

they weren't quite ready for:

Picking the 11

who would sail the race.

I just think that we should

maybe see who wants to be a skipper,

as opposed to throwing everybody out

and having a random discussion.

Maybe just put your hand up if you want

to be a skipper, I don't know.

Raise your hand

if you wanna be a skipper.

[Tulloch] The skipper is the ultimate

leader, the final decision maker,

the top in the hierarchy of control.

Uh, to start off, just with the past

few passages, um...

Just Jeremy, uh, the way he puts

everything, is very professional.

So Jeremy is definitely my vote.

I have complete confidence

in Jeremy as the skipper.

Troll, hands down.

Yeah, Troll.

Troll, yeah.

Aussie's got my vote, too.

- Uh, Troll...

- [laughter]

I definitely want you to be the skipper

because the crap you say

when... [bleep]... goes wrong

- is just so funny.

- [laughter]

It's funny. So, I mean, I think, like...

[Wilmot] I didn't expect

the decision to be unanimous.

I'm just gonna say it.

I love sailing with all of you guys.

I-I respect every one of you so much.

And it would be a huge honor...

[Wilmot] I feel like, when the decision

was made, I aged ten years.

[Branning] We had lived, sailed,

and partied together for four months.

That made this process that much harder.

[Towill] After Jeremy

was selected as the skipper,

he elected to consult with Piet.

[Wilmot] So here's the first question.

[Towill] The two of them

began bringing in

chosen team members one by one.

I can't describe how stressful it was.

Two watch captains

would be you and Schubert.

Underneath the skipper

are the watch captains.

They are essentially

the skipper of their watch.

Not only was I not a key player,

I was now sitting, sweating,

hoping just to still make the team.

[Brant-Zawadzki] Every person

on this team deserves to race.

Even if I am lucky enough

to actually go on the race,

it would be hard for me to know

that I'd be taking the place

of someone else

who absolutely deserved to go.

Graham doesn't have

a lot of hours sailing.

If we choose him, we'll have to put

a lot of hours into him.

Mm-hmm.

Right, Robbie knows his bow team.

He knows who he wants to get backed up.

We need him in here for this decision.

[Brant-Zawadzki] How long do you

think this is gonna take tonight?

- Hours.

- [Brant-Zawadzki] When did we start?

- [Branning] I think it's going quick.

- Yeah.

- Seven-thirty-ish?

- [Brant-Zawadzki] It's 9:10 now.

Turtle, you've gotta be here

because you...

That's... It's the front of your boat

and we gotta know...

Robbie Kane was next to go in,

and then Jesse made it.

We, uh... We want you on the boat

for the Transpac.

- You all right? [laughs]

- Yeah, I'm fine, dude.

I'm focused in, man.

[chuckles]

[Brant-Zawadzki] Towiller got called in,

and that left four spots,

with eight of us still waiting.

[Wilmot] We think

you got a great personality.

We think you're very focused.

And you can drive a boat very nicely.

Thanks.

[Wilmot] We've kept her

out of here for a reason.

We can't hold her back.

She's on our boat.

Come on, you injured soldier.

[Tulloch] The relief on my face

must have been palpable.

They still wanted me.

[Wilmot] We expect you to heal,

not break any more arms.

- No more skiing, snowboarding.

- No more skiing.

[Brant-Zawadzki]

Chris Welch followed Genny.

Awesome. I'm in.

Sign me up! [laughs]

- [Wilmot] Do you want to... Yeah?

- Oh, yeah! Yeah!

[Brant-Zawadzki]

And finally Branning was called in.

- [Wilmot] How is it out there?

- [Branning] Quiet.

[Brant-Zawadzki] Five of us were left in

the kitchen waiting for one more spot.

OK, guys, everyone else.

OK, guys.

So, we brought you all in.

At the end of the day,

we all are the...

Still the team, like I said.

But, um...

For this race, uh,

w-we want to take Graham on the boat

just because we think, uh,

his strengths that offer us

match what we're missing on the boat.

Um, I think it's awesome

that Graham has been sailing for,

like... two years, right?

And, like, to see him,

like, just skyrocket,

he'd be on this level...

I think that's really awesome

that you guys can see his improvement.

[Will] It's almost impossible

to explain how unhappy I was.

I wanted to call a cab,

go to the airport,

fly standby out of that place.

If I didn't think, like, the weight

would slow us down that much,

I'd throw another life raft on the boat.

But you know this was gonna happen

since the start.

[Will] I didn't understand

Jeremy's choice at the time.

I don't think I ever will.

[Wilmot] OK, here's our wave.

Easing into it!

[all exclaiming]

Didn't see that comin'.

- Get the spinnaker ready!

- [overlapping chatter]

[Towill] Eleven spots on the boat

for the race.

The other four will be alternates.

They have to be ready to go

in case someone gets hurt.

[Will] The next day, I went out

on the water with something to prove.

[Wilmot] OK, transfer!

[Will] And I did some of

the best sailing that day.

Probably the best sailing

of my entire life.

Ooh! Nice one, guys.

- Here we go.

- [overlapping chatter]

Help me, now.

[Honey] Kit is just the sort of person

you want offshore.

You know, eyes open, mouth shut,

and totally responsible and committed.

And I was astonished when he wasn't

selected by the kids for their team.

[Wilmot] Kit's like that silent guy

on the boat.

You never really notice him

until you're forced to.

He never has a problem.

He does his job.

He does it so efficiently,

you don't notice him.

So he's the type of guy

who can just slip through.

- Ready on take-in.

- Clear on the halyard! Jibe!

[Wilmot] Graham's team spirit

is just incredible.

It's so vital to the team.

[Brant-Zawadzki] We have the team

we are going to have.

And although it is not perfect,

nothing ever is in this world.

[Wilmot] Good jibe, guys! Good jibe on

the main. Good jibe on the sheet.

Hook down.

[Brant-Zawadzki]

After four months in Hawaii,

we packed up the boat

and headed back to the mainland.

[# Mason Stewart Jennings:

California (Pt. II)]

[Tulloch] By the time the boat was

set up in California, my cast was off.

My arm was a little weak,

but I was ready to go.

Bear food.

There's another TP52,

brand-new boat, Samba Pa Ti.

It's a team of very,

very highly trained professionals.

Samba's gonna be

their toughest competition.

[Brant-Zawadzki] They've sailed

more miles than I have on my used car.

That's a lot of miles.

[man] These boats are powerful.

They're only 52 feet long,

but they go a lot faster than the sleds

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes