Rigging

Today we finished rigging our Filippi 2x. Afterwards we rowed it for the first time. The boat is a slightly smaller size than the one we have been using, and it has carbon fiber wing riggers. The course had nearly perfect water.  It is fairly well protected from one side but is completely open on the other.

Everyone on the team is really nice. So are everyone else on other teams that I have talked to so far. Varese seems to be a very nice city. There are a lot of old stereotypically Italian looking buildings. There are also lots of churches, all of which have bell towers that ring at seemingly random times. The hotel we are staying at with the rest of Team USA is very modern, and has a horse track right outside. Yet, there aren't any grocery stores within walking distance of either the hotel or course. Italy is a lot more humid than I expected.

This afternoon we are going for another quick row, just 2 loops on the course. We are going to throw in a few more 15s building to and above race pace. After that we will do so start and sprint work to finish off the row and see how the rigging is at high rates.

Only a few more days till our first race. Wish us luck.