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Rowing in All 50 States

Wouldn’t it be nice to row on the Mississippi up north where it is small? This would be an excuse to prowl around the Rocky Mountains. New York’s Finger Lakes and New England are all pretty places. Let’s explore them by boat. And so the plot was hatched!  more

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Coming Home

Heading home. I could hardly believe it. Once I had the “home” concept imbedded in my mind, I had no time for nostalgia. I was on a mission, and the weather was cooperating, making it all the more important for me to Get. It. Done.  more

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Racing the Great Course at Long Beach

Unwittingly, I was about to bookend my trip with a final race in Long Beach, having started the trip by racing at the Head of the Schuylkill in Philly.  more

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Newport Beach: I Shall Return

Southern California is really weird. Okay, maybe it’s just that I’m a Bostonian, with New England Yankee roots going back hundreds of years. But I think that the combination of all that perfect weather and all that money makes for a rather lost culture.  more

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Back in SoCal

I spent the next few days in Oakland, resting, recuperating, doing laundry, and trying to figure out my next move. My stated goal of this trip was to go to Seattle, a place I’ve always wanted to visit. I have lots of rowing friends there, and I wanted to see one of the great cities – and rowing cities – in the country.  more

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The Epic Ocean Row

“You MUST row in the bay out of Sausalito Rowing Center – you can row under the Golden Gate Bridge!!” Well, that was all I needed to hear.  more

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Glenwood Springs, Colorado

This trip has taken a physical toll on me, for sure. I still haven’t shaken the Cough From Hell that I picked up somewhere between New Orleans and San Antonio, and eating almost every meal from a restaurant hasn’t done my body much good either. Plus all the driving, but I wouldn’t change any of it for all the tea in China.  more

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California Coast - Part I

Driving up the California coast was a big part of me wanting to do this, and I am still blown away by what I saw.  more

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California Coast - Part II

My friend Randy called me and urged me to take it slow and soak it in, which was good advice and easy to follow  more

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Hanging with Xeno in Hollywood

After arriving in California, I made my way to the Newport Aquatic Center, having received a welcoming message on Facebook from the legendary Xeno Muller.  more

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Coughing My Way to California

In which John does "manage to get my sick, sorry a55 up to Austin to row."  more

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Boat on the Bayou

I definitely made a geographic leap yesterday, crossing the wide Mississippi and arriving in New Orleans.  more

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Destination: Destin

Speed traps, underwater burrs, pelicans, and rooms with a view - how's the camping going?  more

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From Hard Labor Creek to the Intracoastal Waterway

Excerpt three of John Tracey's road trip across the country with his single.  more

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From Philly to Nashville

In which John tours Nashville, and takes a row on Johnny Cash's lake.  more

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Contemplating An Epic Journey

John Tracey sets off to cross the country with a single and a song.  more

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A Memorable Race at Henley Women’s Regatta

A recounting, from the umpire's launch, of the epic 2012 Peabody Cup Final between Phillips Exeter and Mt St Joseph.  more

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Nights before a Championship…

Anyone who has ever participated in a sport knows the feeling..the pre-competition nerves that take over on the eve of competition.  more

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Flash

About halfway down the lake, I noticed a very peculiar trend. Some of the other boats were already heading back, not even fifteen minutes into the practice.  more

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Legacy

A poem by Rose Ehrlich, a senior who rows two-seat for the Mount Saint Joseph varsity eight. She wrote this poem to read to her team mates at the boat talk before her final Head of the Charles rowing for the Mount.  more