We've arrived safely! The US Team and all the familiar RBC faces were on the same flight from LAX. Surprisingly, 27 hours from RBC to the hotel in Hamilton, NZ didn't seem ALL that bad. The hotel in Hamilton is pretty modest, but the food is decent, and everyone is extremely friendly.
This will be a quick post both because I'm using a coin-op internet kiosk at the hotel and some jet lag.
Sun and clean air greeted us when we left the airport, and it was ideal conditions at the course for boat rigging and a quick spin on the course. There was a slight snafu and our quad wasn't actually shipped with any riggers. This would've been disastrous, but we lucked out BIG time because the lightweight women's quad just happened to take 4 additional Hudson riggers on the plane with them. Photos to follow, but this is a very scenic course. Also, rumors of large attendance during race week seem very believable because the temporary grand stand (still under construction) looks to hold 10 or 20 thousand people. It's HUGE.
To everyone racing this weekend at the Head of the Charles...GO FAST!!
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