Steinholding contest winner Susie Jacobbi faces off against the last other remaining contestant, John Roeleveld.
Photo by Ian Swaby
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For Susie Jacobbi, Park-toberfest at The Bay was more than just a chance to use the skills she's acquired over 30 years of yoga.
It was also a chance to connect with her German heritage, as her father, Joseph Hertlein, who was born in Germany, had also loved Oktoberfest during his life.
"I invited my friends to come, and very happy to be here," said Jacobbi, who celebrates Oktoberfest every year.
However, Jacobbi also became the winner of the stein holding contest, in which attendees competed to see who could hold out a glass of water the longest without spilling any of its contents.
Clocking in at over 10 minutes alongside second-place contestant John Roeleveld, Jacobbi said it was the "breathing strength, and believing in yourself" of yoga that made the win possible.
"I'm very strong in yoga," she said. "I do yoga every day, so I didn't have a doubt."
She called herself "very proud."
"I wish my father could be here to cheer me on," she said.
Ian Swaby is the Sarasota neighbors writer for the Observer. Ian is a Florida State University graduate of Editing, Writing, and Media and previously worked in the publishing industry in the Cayman Islands.
