The Contest
Two days before the Baja Desert Showdown all the competitors were starting to show up, everyone was getting on the water and the energy was pumping. The excitement for the contest was high and I sailed down to the point for a practice session and was overwhelmed by the talent. It was so much fun seeing all of my friends out on the water. I sailed for a while catching waves in the Chili Bowl thinking that I was sailing pretty good! When I came in, Joey and Kevin Pritchard told me that I needed to be way closer to the peak…about 200 yards closer! I wasn’t even sailing the point, mainly just taking the very shoulder of the wave into the Chili Bowl. That was not going to score me the points I wanted. I felt a little panicked and realized I had some work to do if was going to keep up with the other girls. It was a hard realization and I considered chickening out and not entering the contest.