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...nearly three-mile course that takes them on a scenic waterfront tour of Cambridge. It’s a tour that they might enjoy a bit more if they weren’t drawing upon every ounce of strength in their bodies. The race begins in the Charles River Basin, between MIT and Boston University, and ends at a point in the river just past the Harvard University campus...
...course begins in the Charles River Basin, where crews line up in preparation for their staggered start. An umpire in a launch calls each crew one-by-one to the starting line at 10-second intervals...
...RIVER ST. & WESTERN AVE. BRIDGES
Known also as the “Powerhouse Stretch,” ths portion of the river is the straightest part of the racecourse. A coxswain with good steering can give his or her crew up to 1,500 meters of straight rowing—a distinct advantage since applying the rudder creates drag and slows a boat down...
...elite college with its roots in stodgy Puritanism, ritual human sacrifice to vengeful river deities ought to seem strikingly anomalous. Apparently no one has made it across the Charles River to inform the rowers of Newell Boathouse of the inconsistency...