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TAR 19: Laurence & Zac Sunderland (Father/son adventurers)
kiki:
Team 10: Laurence and Zac (Father/Son Adventurers)
Laurence Sunderland
Age: 48
Hometown: Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Connection to your teammate: Father
Current occupation: Yacht manager
Describe what you do: I deliver, teach and control all aspects of yachts under management – technical and mechanical.
How will these skills help you win The Race? I’m used to dealing with high levels of stress and have good endurance.
Three words to describe you: Energetic, perseverant and compassionate.
Favorite hobbies: Yachting, running and music.
What famous person reminds you of yourself? John Cleese
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Loving and supporting a family of eight children.
What scares you most about traveling? A plane falling out of the sky.
What excites you most about traveling? Experiencing new cultures, food and customs.
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: Controlling our emotions while under extreme pressure.
Pet peeve about your teammate: His ability to shift responsibility when it’s convenient.
What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Australia. I love the outback, the surf, the people and the diverse wildlife.
What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other then winning one million bucks)? To become closer to my son.
Zac Sunderland
Age: 19
Hometown: Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Connection to your teammate: Son
Current occupation: Record-setting boat captain
Describe what you do: I captain boats all around the world doing deliveries.
How will these skills help you win The Race? My experiences dealing with sleep deprivation, foreign countries and charting will be valuable skills on The Race.
Three words to describe you: Adventurous, perseverant and strong willed.
Favorite hobbies: Sailing, surfing and skating.
What famous person reminds you of yourself? Johnny Knoxville
What famous person reminds you of your teammate? Bill Murray
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Being the youngest person to sail around the world.
What scares you most about traveling? The plane crashing.
What excites you most about traveling? I love experiencing different cultures.
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: It will be a challenge to always keep level headed in stressful situations.
Pet peeve about your teammate: My dad gets stuck in his ways and will not hear reason.
What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Cape Town, South Africa. I stayed there for three weeks on my last trip. It is a beautiful country with a great history.
What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other then winning one million bucks)? My Dad and I are definitely close and I hope we grow even closer through The Race.
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redskevin88:
--- Quote ---Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: It will be a challenge to always keep level headed in stressful situations.
Pet peeve about your teammate: My dad gets stuck in his ways and will not hear reason.
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I love irony...
theschnauzers:
Zac got it right, though. Laurence does have a stubborn streak that had cost the team time more than once in this Race already.
I suspect that if this team does not make final three, it will be due to Laurence being stubborn once too often.
ZBC Company:
--- Quote from: theschnauzers on October 25, 2011, 11:25:29 AM ---Zac got it right, though. Laurence does have a stubborn streak that had cost the team time more than once in this Race already.
I suspect that if this team does not make final three, it will be due to Laurence being stubborn once too often.
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i would nother thought i guy that stuborn yell
redskevin88:
--- Quote from: theschnauzers on October 25, 2011, 11:25:29 AM ---Zac got it right, though. Laurence does have a stubborn streak that had cost the team time more than once in this Race already.
I suspect that if this team does not make final three, it will be due to Laurence being stubborn once too often.
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They should be easily one of the top two teams to beat by now. Hopefully they got their Ron/Chris moment (the S12 one) out of the way by now, or they would seriously face elimination...
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