Feature
Athens Here I Come
This little rowing misadventure begins with a Saturday night out on the town with some friends, a few gin and tonics too many, and a woozy feeling of: "I think that I'm forgetting something" as my head hit the pillow at about 3am.  more

Feature
Truly memorable, holy-beegeezus crabs
We've all seen 'em: big crabs, little crabs, crabs in practice, in racing, full-blown over-the-head ejector crabs, you name it. But even among those, there is that species of crab that stands above the rest: the truly memorable, holy-beejeezus crab.  more

Feature
One for the Team
This morning at 545am, Joe McDermott a Philadelphia Police Detective in the the Southwest Division (and former Temple University oarsman), was arriving for crew practice at Vesper Boat Club for a boat that is going to Ireland with John Timoney to race the Irish Garde in two weeks.  more

Gym Encounters
Subcontinental Rowing Technique
"He responded that this rowing simulator had nothing to do with rowing on water, and that it was only supposed to warm up the body before doing weights, and to cool it down afterwards, in case I didn't like the stationery bike."  more

Feature
It All Began with a Flip
Since the Eight raced before the single, my coach had no qualms about letting me row the single. He saw it as a good way to tire me out and keep me out of trouble after the races.  more

Feature
A Pilgrimage
I returned not long ago to my first rowing club; the boathouse I frequented in my summers home from boarding school.  more

Feature
From Ground Zero to Cabo: Chris Fenyo Update
An update from NYC after 9/11.  more

Feature
Nuptials: Jeanne Sussmann and Dave LeFebvre
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Yes, I Talk to Myself
I know exactly when it started, and why.  more

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High School Parents' Row
Days, weeks, years, will pass, but now we share a bond that no distance of time can break.  more

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Expectations
There is an unsurpassed joy in the quiet of the evening, where the setting sun adds soft colours to the landscape and one can appreciate the unassuming beauty of the sport.  more

Poem
Night River
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Persistence
It has been a little over a year since I started this odyssey; the river is clear and open now, and I take solace in the calmness and softness of its contours in the early morning.  more

Poem
Moonlit Row; and A Riddle
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Feature
Traveling? Pack The Rowing Trou
We were going to be in Hamburg, Germany visiting friends this past August and so I thought, I wonder if there's a rowing club in Hamburg.  more

Feature
Ode to the River
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The Portland Party Barge
On the evening of Tuesday, December 12th, 2000, a group of hearty rowers in Portland, Oregon embarked on the first (maybe annual) Holiday Rowing Excursion.  more

Feature
Expectations
The racing season is over, for me at least, and to be honest, I am relieved.  more

Feature
I-Lan Photo Album
The US National Team LW4x at the I-Lan Invitational Regatta, Tung-Shan River, Taiwan  more

Open Water Rowing
Not Your Everday Flatwater Regatta
My doubles partner Ellen had never been around the Golden Gate Bridge South Tower before.  more