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Burgundy is a region for meandering. Not surprisingly, the houseboat has gained great popularity. Ten companies have set up rent-a-boat fleets along the rivers and canals. For an average $550 per week, not including food and fuel, in July and August ($300 offseason) a family crew of four can drift through the region at 4 m.p.h., tying up along the way to picnic or sightsee. Local tourist offices list furnished houses renting from $175 to $550 a week for a family of four. Top price for a double room in the Château d'Ig?...
...family, whose 1,000-year-old cathedral has the oldest stained glass in Germany. An easy train ride from expensive Heidelberg is Würzburg, a city of baroque architecture and prized wines. Another good base is Rüdesheim, convenient to the Rhine and the wine country. A three-hour boat ride from Rüdesheim to Koblenz costs $15 in modern steamers with breath-catching views of castles at almost every bend. A double room in a decent hotel costs between $25 and $35 daily; a pension costs about $10 per person, with breakfast...
...lights fared better, as did a special lightweight four boat. The J.V.s smoked the Smith varsity heavyweights by more than six seconds in a come-from-behind victory...
...wake of Saturday's defeat, coach Peter Huntsman began seat races yesterday morning that will continue for most of the week. "There is certainly the possibility of some changes in the varsity boat," Huntsman said. "But even if the same eight people stay on the boat, I think they will be faster because of the seat racing and better able to race...
While the Radcliffe boat averages 148 pounds with mixed varsity tenures. Yale carries a whopping 160-lb. average in a boat that includes seven well-seasoned seniors...