David Wing began rowing at the age of seventy-three, and describes in this memoir his early scrambles up the lifelong learning curve of the sport. The book is 128 pages, with 88 photographs made by the author and his fellow rowers more
'I was raised on Mount Vernon Street which is virtually on the water, and so I was soon messing about in boats,' the artist said. 'I learned to pull an oar and go rowing with my friends whenever we had the time and inclination.' more
At the 2006 HOCR, a crew from the University of Beijing came to Boston to row in the Collegiate Eights on Sunday; what transpired was one of the more famous episodes at the Head of the Charles. more
We will be publishing two chapters of Brent Haney's new book Answering The Call - A Memoir of Rowing on the Potomac and Muskingum Rivers; see the Table of Contents, intro materials, and Preface here more
Respect for your opponent. Respect for what you and he or she just accomplished. Respect for what each of you put into it. Respect for taking part in one of the greatest sports in the world. more