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...million people over the past decade, according to the National Sporting Goods Association, and women enthusiasts are among kayaking's fastest-growing groups. "I love the quietness of it," says Linda Weinmann, 36, of Winona, Minn. "It makes you feel like you are a part of your surroundings." Smarter lightweight designs are making kayaks easier to carry and maneuver. Meanwhile, the free lessons that kayaking outfitters offer along urban waterfronts in places like Baltimore and New York City, man-made white-water parks inland, and myriad kayaking festivals and expeditions let newcomers get their toes wet before sinking what...
...clouds parted over the Charles River yesterday, the big boys and girls of the Head of the Charles came out to play. The varsity and second varsity of both the Radcliffe heavyweight and lightweight crews competed yesterday, and all posted solid showings in the regatta. The star on the river for the Black and White, however, was the heavyweight freshman eight, which posted a third-place finish on Saturday in the club eight division. This was a good sign of things to come for the heavyweights, as this boat’s success signifies a strong, deep program...
...when we were passing the other crew],” Amos added. “Then we lifted to walk through them, and we finished the race with a 36 or so [stroke rating] for the last minute and a half [to] two minutes.”On the lightweight side, Harvard’s first varsity entry finished 12th overall and seventh amongst college entries with a finishing time of 15.18.40. Princeton finished first of all the collegiate lightweight crews with a time of 14:27.33, and Navy, Cornell, Yale, and Princeton’s second lightweight varsity boat...
...just the beginning of the highlights for a deep lightweight team. The program kept all of its walk-ons from last year, boosting the squad’s numbers to unprecedented levels...
There’s something mathematical about the Harvard varsity lightweights this season, something yet more quantifiable than the racing times measured out to hundredths of a second that deny some crews gold medals and give others first place. The Crimson, which fell to Cornell by 0.08 seconds in the 2006 IRA final, knows all too well the minute quantitative differences that separate first, second, and even third place in lightweight varsity racing.This year’s statistic relates not to seconds shaved or seats won, but to personnel.The number? Three.That’s the number of Harvard seniors...