The City of New Bedford is fantastic

Today we had a great meeting with several people from the City of New Bedford, Jessica from the HDC, Chris from Apex, and Bruce and Ryan with Community Rowing Inc. We're working on getting permits for a temporary set up where the new boathouse will be, and then to evolve into a permanent set up. Things went really well and everyone at the meeting had a great attitude about moving forward. We all were on the same page about New Bedford Community Rowing being a positive thing for our community and now it's just a matter of getting things approved through the proper channels, rather than resistance from any group. I love it when everyone wants the same thing!!

Then, Bruce, Ryan and myself headed over to the Seaport Inn to drop off more equipment!! Yes, the Little Bay four has returned (thanks, Seth and AJ!) and along with it came an erg!! Finally [sigh] we have our very own erg which will be instrumental in demonstrating our stroke to new rowers. We can also use it for drills and one-on-one instruction.

As if that's not enough.....guess what else we got. Waiiiitttttt foooorrrrr iiiittttttt....... YES! We got a DOUBLE!!!!! Many of you have been anxiously awaiting a sculling boat of any kind and we got one much sooner than I ever dreamed! We have a well-loved but great filippi mid-weight double and 2 sets of sculling oars!! Not only will this boat allow us to work with odd numbers in classes, but we can teach a whole different kind of rowing.

Then, I sat down with Mike Galvin from Cork. We nailed down some more details for our September 9th party. We'll have food from Cork, plus one or two items from Rose Alley, and Pizano's pizza. We'll have some pinot grigio and a summer red wine, and Brian Roussell with Narragansett Beer will provide a few cases of beer. It's going to be a fun and tasty party!!

This morning was a busy one, but it was a great one. Why can't all mornings be like this!?