Word: boated
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...experience with the oarsmen the jolt of adrenaline that accompanies "rowing through" a weaker, less competent boat. We approach inner peace as the rowers transcend individuality to form, in the memorable words of a former Harvard crew legend, "a nautical engine vastly more powerful than the sum of its parts," the synchronous clicking of their oarlocks suggesting a driving collective pulse...
Even with the marked increase in national competition, Radcliffe looks good for the upcoming races left in the season. With half the boat returning from last season's squad and last season's coxswain as well, Radcliffe is gelling despite the fact that their season is significantly shorter than other schools due to Harvard's late start date...
...Harvard team weighed in at only a combined 350, but handled the boat well in the tournament. Strothman and Donahue continually improved inthe two-day tournament and entered the final racewith a chance to qualify. Despite leading at theturn, they were passed by the Tufts team for firstplace in the race and second-place for theregatta...
...England Sloop Championships, Donahue and Strothman were just edged out by a very tough Tufts team for the final spot in the national championships. The Harvard team sailed the physically demanding sloop boat very well for the tournament. The sloop is new to collegiate competition, but usually requires a crew of 500 pounds...
...Dave has a lot of trouble getting things down on paper," McKibben said of one pupil. "His main emphasis is doing things with his hands. His model of the boat was fantastic. It showed he really knew the information. If I asked him to write it down, it would have been very short." This is just the kind of application Gardner envisions: because McKibben knew that Dave understood the world in a kinesthetic way, she was better able to teach him and assess his knowledge. Dave must still learn to write well, McKibben said, but what counted here was that...