Morning Light
When I was at the Allianz Cup, I had the good fortune to meet Genny Tulloch, who is one
of the fifteen members of the Morning Light project that will comprise the youngest crew
ever to sail Transpac. It was interesting to hear her talk about the program thus far, which
has mostly involved the process needed to whittle the initial applicants down to the final
fifteen. While I am not sure how many people initially applied, thirty individuals were invited
to Long Beach, CA in the summer to provide the judges a chance to determine who would
go on.
Since this team will be filmed during the race, and that the hopes are for the completed
movie to wind up in movie theatres, I figured that the finalists would be based not so much
on their sailing skills as on their looks and personality. Surely this movie would not be
about “sailing.”In this day and age of reality TV, the chemistry amongst the crew, or should
I say lack of chemistry, would be vital for the success of the film.
Not so, said Genny. In fact, she believes the judging was based completely on sailing
skills. The coaches really want the team to do well in the race, and she feels they selected
individuals that would enable to the team to excel. She surely was not boasting about this
–given that she made the cut–but rather admitting to being somewhat surprised as well.
She had her list of hotties that she figured would have an awesome screen presence, but
apparently their big boat sailing skills weren’t
sufficient to keep them onboard.
The team has revealed a couple adventures before the start of Transpac. Later in November
they will be sailing a Polynesian canoe from Maui to Honolulu via Molokai, where they will
experience the ancient ways of the sea and navigation. In January, members of the crew
seek to be sailing in the 2007 Key West Race Week (contact Gennyif you want one of the
Morning Light crew to sail with you in KWRW).
After watching how exciting sailing can be portrayed from the videos listed on the
Scuttlebutt website, I am pretty enthusiastic about this movie project. The impact of this
project on the growth of sailing could be significant.
–Craig
Leweck
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