Race 12 - Day 2
Crew Diary - Race 12 Day 2
18 June

Tonight, while motoring out of Shelter Bay, Panama, among a dozen anchored ships waiting to transit the Canal, PSP Logistics held the long-awaited playoffs of the 2024 PSP Logistics Lentil Bean Bag Tossing Olympics. Finally, we would find out who among the crew was the top thrower.

The quarter finals started with a tense match between Wales and Germany. Wales went up 250 points (by sinking the lentil bean bag down the hatch on the cuddy into the head) in sudden death tosses. Germany failed to respond.

Next up was the all-Aussie quarter final pitting Brisbane against the Sunshine Coast in a fierce regional battle. Brisbane went ahead early sinking several 250-point ‘head’ shots, putting fear into the rest of the field. The Sunshine Coast was unable to catch up.

Canada one made its first appearance against Brazil, and demonstrated it was the one to beat by racking up points early, points that Brazil failed to put on the board. Not to be outdone, Canada two ousted the USA in a battle reminiscent of 2010 Olympic hockey final.

Semi finals kicked off with Wales against Brisbane, now representing all of Australia. Brisbane’s performance was unsteady versus what we saw in the quarter finals. It came down to sudden death tosses, but Brisbane proved too strong, and Wales was defeated. Canada one and two met in the second semi final for what proved to be a tense battle during which each side apologised for scoring and going ahead. Canada one inched out Canada two in sudden death.

Brisbane fought valiantly against Canada one in the final, but Canada one’s technique and finesse with a lentil bag proved insurmountable. Canada one was victorious. Given the strong Canadian representation aboard PSP Logistics, cheers immediately erupted, followed quickly by an impromptu rendition of the national anthem, O Canada.

Ultimately, few were surprised that Canada one won The 2024 PSP Logistics Lentil Bean Bag Tossing Olympics. In post competition interviews, we learned that Canada one, also known as Mark Hagan, had won the lentil bean bag toss in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, where it appeared for the only time in history as a trial Olympic sport.

Mark was only five years old at the time, showed early promise in the sport. It has taken 48 years for Mark to return to Lentil Bean Bag glory, which will no doubt be one of the highlights of his circumnavigation. Here is to PSP Logistic’s top thrower, Mark Hagan!