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...mere puppy. That is no great comfort to me, however, nor, I imagine, is it much comfort to any rising senior who feels a bit overwhelmed by the ever-closer Real World. Yet it is not a simple number that makes me feel distant from the young oarsmen of the Boston Rowing Club; the rowers are almost all 18 and 19, which is, arithmetically, quite close...
...knowledge of mine suitable for transmission to the next crop of collegiate oarsmen and coxswains comes not from intrinsic ability or personal brilliance. Rather, it springs from seven years of making myriad mistakes and, only very occasionally, learning from them...
Harvard has quite the task in front of it if the program is to begin a new streak of sorts. The Crimson lost four oarsmen from last year’s varsity eight, which won the varsity’s first Sprints crown since 1997. The second varsity—which boasts two years of undefeated dual racing capped with two consecutive Sprints titles—must overcome the loss of four more to graduation...
...unlike last season, when the Crimson returned just two oarsmen from the previous year’s boat, Harvard will return six members from its IRA-champion boat of 2005. More experienced, seasoned, and accustomed to one another, this year’s varsity eight seems primed for what has become an eerily consistent dismantling of the EARC field...
...Head of the Charles Regatta might be the most famous of fall rowing events, but the Harvard oarsmen did not let that distinction get in the way of their having a good time this weekend.The heavyweight varsity four—Harvard’s strongest entry in the regatta—carried their boat down to the Newell Boathouse dock wearing full pirate costumes, replete with eye patches for each of the oarsmen, gold hoop earrings, and black and red bandannas. “It’s Head of the Charles—it?...