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...24th annual Head of the Charles Regatta is the largest single-day rowing competition in the world and is generally regarded as the premier event of the fall rowing season. The event, which began with a mere 100 boats in an impromptu race, now boasts 3500 competitors in nearly 850 boats and will draw over a quarter of a million spectators...
...Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club is sending a two man crew to the regatta...
...three men: Ernie Arlett, Howard MacIntyre Jr. and D'Arcy MacMahon. Arlett, a British rowing luminary, was head rowing coach at Northeastern; his familiarity with the formats and traditions of head racing was invaluable. MacIntyre and MacMahon, members of the Cambridge Boat Club, were instrumental in organizing the regatta...
Today the Cambridge Boat Club retains nine members, including trustee MacMahon, on the Regatta Committee, which runs the competition...
...head" race, as opposed to a traditional six-lane regatta, boats race against the clock rather than against each other and the boat with the best time wins...