“Sailing is difficult because the conditions are always changing and it becomes a chess game on water,” said 16-year-old Cape Coral sailor, Scott Rasmussen. “You must pay attention to your opponents and what they do.”
The Biship Verot High School junior took up sailing six years ago when he attended a sailing summer camp. He was hooked.
“The competition interested me and I gave up soccer because of time conflicts,” said Rasmussen, who was playing soccer at the time he first tried sailing.
“I love racing solo–it’s all on me without depending on someone else. Being alone you must be good at multi-tasking.”
Rasmussen took top place in youth solo radial sailing in August at the national laser radial single handed sailboat race in the US Youth Campionships, which took place in Grosse Point Shores, Michigan.
“U.S. Sailing runs the Olympic selection process so this elevated Scott and of course college coaches follow the races for recruiting purposes,” Rasmussen said.
This month he took second at the regional finals for the Interscholastic Sailing Association in Charleston, South Carolina.
“Qualifying for the national finals will open up new opportunities for me in regards to the Junior Olympic program and sailing in college,” said Rasmussen.
“U.S. Sailing runs the Olympic selection process so this elevated Scott and of course college coaches follow the races for recruiting purposes,” commented Rasmussen’s father, Steve Rasmussen. Scott Rasmussen will select his college from sailing schools Stanford, Charleston, Boston College, Harvard, Yale and Navy.
16-Year-Old High School Junior Rasmussen Wins National Title
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