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Henley: the most important regatta in the world each year. Held outside of London at Henley-on-Thames, the event pits the best shells in the world against each other. The Harvard heavy-weight crew won the Grand Challenge Cup in July, beating Princeton in the final to claim the mythical world university championship...
freshmen: freshmen are not allowed to row varsity crew in men's competition, so they from their own freshmen boats. The 1983 Harvard freshmen won the Ladies Challenge Plate at Henley, the second most prestigious event at that regatta...
Head of the Charles: the biggest single-day rowing regatta in the world. 100,000 spectators, 3200 competitors, 720 shells, 18 races--all right at your doorstep. A must...
Thousands of college students who will flock to Cambridge this weekend for the Head of the Charles, the world's largest crew regatta, won't be welcomed guests this year. Following the lead of local police, the Masters of the nine river houses agreed last week to tighten security during the Head of the Charles, which a Harvard crew coach said this week is often marred by "drunken stumblebums...
...security] is not anything new," said Emily Talcott, director of the regatta...