Boys in the Boat Practice Seattle 1936 Rowing Archives · March 9, 2016 80 years ago this month, from Rowing Archives. Recently discovered footage from the Ulbrickson Family Collection of the University of Washington crew practicing in Portage Bay in March, 1936. Note that Joe Rantz is not in the 7 seat of the Varsity 8+ in this film; he was promoted to the V8+ soon after this film was shot.