Word: hc
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...HC: Do you have any special rivalries? WH: The big guns, Princeton and Brown. But of course Yale because we have the oldest rivalry in the country--the oldest competition in the United States--and it really means a lot to us to be able to hang with them in the Head...
...HC: What do you like about the Head? WH: It's fun because there's lots of people and it's a different atmosphere because boats start right after each other so you can pass boats or be passed, which isn't quite so nice. It's really exciting to get out there and hop on it a little bit and have fun with your team...
...HC: What's it like for you and the crews to go every year to such a big event? HP: Well, it's just a lot of fun. A three-mile race is a hard row. It's a pretty challenging row. If it's windy, it's even more challenging, but it's just...
...HC: About the race--they started the race back in 1965. HP: Yeah, actually it was a pretty unpretentious beginning. When they did it, I think those people were a little skeptical about the event, because there had never been such an event here in this country. I thing the idea came from a coach who had coached in England where Head races were pretty well established. And people who came to the boat club decided that it would be a fun thing to have a fall race, and took the trouble to organize it. And it happened, and turns...
...HC: As the organization has increased, the event has become more commercial over the years. Is that something you think affects the racing? HP: In recent years, for several years now, they've relied on corporate sponsorship of various kinds, but the regatta itself, I don't think I would use the term that it's commercialized at all. The sponsorship part of it is not very intrusive. It's still very much the Head of the Charles, a very amateur event, if you will. But they clearly are much better organized, and they tap into a lot of resources...