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Intro and Foreword to Dan Boyne's new book The Seven Seat

September 11, 2019

Dan Boyne's Introduction and Ed Hewitt's Foreward to Boyne's latest book, The Seven Seat more

Dan Boyne's 'The Seven Seat: A True Story of Rowing, Redemption, and Revenge'
Chapter Eighteen: A Good Victory Lasts Forever

June 13, 2018

The final chapter of Dan Boyne's 'The Seven Seat: A True Story of Rowing, Redemption, and Revenge' more

Dan Boyne's 'The Seven Seat: A True Story of Rowing, Redemption, and Revenge'
Chapter Seventeen: The City of Brotherly Love

June 7, 2018

As we crossed over the Girard Bridge, we got a quick bird's eye view of the historic Schuylkill waterway, the one we'd soon be racing on. more

Dan Boyne's 'The Seven Seat: A True Story of Rowing, Redemption, and Revenge'
Chapter Sixteen: The Winds of Waramaug

May 12, 2018

Every waterway has its own character, but lakes are notably different from rivers. They can be bucolic and still in the early hours of the morning, but quite dangerous later in the day if the wind rises. And this is exactly what happened that afternoon on Lake Waramaug. more

Dan Boyne's 'The Seven Seat: A True Story of Rowing, Redemption, and Revenge'
Chapter Fifteen: Culture Clash at Columbia

April 26, 2018

We'd come off the line at a 42 and settled (if you wanted to call it that) to a 38. We were out ahead of Columbia by a length, but it wasn't pretty. We were rowing scared - not entirely a surprise after our unsettling warm-up on the Harlem River. more

Dan Boyne's 'The Seven Seat: A True Story of Rowing, Redemption, and Revenge'
Chapter Fourteen: The Stern Pair

April 11, 2018

In crew, you often become closest to the guys you sit immediately beside, and Peter Tyson and I were no exception. We generally got along well - except when it came to the question of stroke ratings. more

Dan Boyne's 'The Seven Seat: A True Story of Rowing, Redemption, and Revenge'
Chapter Thirteen: Close Call at Coast Guard

March 15, 2018

Trinity was going to head-to-head with archrival Coast Guard - but I was going toe-to-toe with Michael Caluso, the bully who made my life miserable in high school more

Dan Boyne's 'The Seven Seat: A True Story of Rowing, Redemption, and Revenge'
Chapter Twelve: The Ghost Boat

February 22, 2018

I woke up, feverish and sweaty, exhausted from the nightmare of an imagined race. Suddenly I heard the knocking from my dream again... more

Dan Boyne's 'The Seven Seat: A True Story of Rowing, Redemption, and Revenge'
Chapter Eleven: Dress Rehearsal

February 12, 2018

Sometimes there is only one remedy for tragedy, and that is comedy. more

Dan Boyne's 'The Seven Seat: A True Story of Rowing, Redemption, and Revenge'
Chapter Ten: Boys to Men

January 26, 2018

March is the cruelest month, for those who row more

Dan Boyne's 'The Seven Seat: A True Story of Rowing, Redemption, and Revenge'
Chapter Nine: Musical Chairs

December 13, 2017

It is perhaps more of an art form than a science to find the right combination of oarsmen in a crew to make a boat go well; or... "You can tell a crew has really figured things out when they learn not to follow the stroke." - Peter Haining more

Dan Boyne's 'The Seven Seat: A True Story of Rowing, Redemption, and Revenge'
Chapter Eight: Sisters

December 5, 2017

What I didn't realize about the women's team was that this year was to be something of a landmark in their short history more

Dan Boyne's 'The Seven Seat: A True Story of Rowing, Redemption, and Revenge'
Chapter Seven: A Woman of Substance

November 20, 2017

The social scene at Trinity was mostly limited to on-campus diversions, so the half dozen Greek fraternities on campus reigned supreme. more

Dan Boyne's 'The Seven Seat'
Chapter Six: Heavies vs. Lights

November 12, 2017

This week, in Dan Boyne's "The Seven Seat: A True Story of Rowing, Redemption, and Revenge" - "In lieu of an adversary, we often create our own." more

Dan Boyne's 'The Seven Seat'
Chapter Five: Big Bad Erg

November 3, 2017

In this week's excerpt from Dan Boyne's "The Seven Seat: A True Story of Rowing, Redemption, and Revenge:" "Which brings us to the Gamut erg... We had a nickname for it - the vomit-o-meter." more

Dan Boyne's 'The Seven Seat'
Chapter Four: The Recalcitrant Coxswain

October 26, 2017

New this week in Dan Boyne's "The Seven Seat: A True Story of Rowing, Redemption, and Revenge:" "We were entering the last mile of the Head of the Charles; "C'mon, give me some real p-p-power! Make yourselves p-puke!" Phil said, in a sadistic, almost gleeful, tone of voice." more

Dan Boyne's 'The Seven Seat'
Chapter Three: Warning: This Boathouse Is Protected by Dangerous Helios Rays

October 18, 2017

This week in Dan Boyne's "The Seven Seat: A True Story of Rowing, Redemption, and Revenge:" "Ah, fall rowing and the innocent joys of novice crew." more

Dan Boyne's 'The Seven Seat'
Chapter Two: Beatings Make You Stronger

October 10, 2017

This week in Dan Boyne's "The Seven Seat: A True Story of Rowing, Redemption, and Revenge:" - "Before we go any further with this heroic rowing tale, I should probably confess that back in grade school I had a certain knack for getting beaten up." more

Dan Boyne's 'The Seven Seat'
Chapter One

October 4, 2017

New from Dan Boyne: "The Seven Seat: A True Story of Rowing, Redemption, and Revenge:" - "What is it about those first fall days in New England that infuse us with the vigor to change our lives?" more