At Vespoli USA, it is our goal to give you that edge. Ultimately it is the rowers that move the boat, and the coaches that teach them how to row efficiently. The friction between the wetted surface of the hull, and the water itself. The turbulence created by the movement of the bow and stern as the boat cuts through the water. For a rower to be comfortable and stable in a boat, they must sit the correct height off the water to have the proper leverage.
Rowers come in all shapes and sizes and each crew has a specific displacement.
Therefore, we needed to create a series of size specific hulls that would fit each crew comfortably, while minimizing the overall drag. Directed by our founder Mike Vespoli, former Olympian and World Champion, we worked with America's Cup winning, naval architect, Bruce Nelson and Dr. Carl Scragg, the leading expert on the physics of fluid motion and displacement. Dr. Scragg analyzed the existing hull shapes, including Empacher, Fillipi, et. In almost every case, the B Hull proved to have the least resistance. Bruce Nelson then used this information to determine how we could improve the design.