Guess who just got his name drawn to race this year in the world's largest rowing
event, the Head of the Charles? Hint: I'm married to him.
I know,
most of you don't know why this is a big, big deal. First, according to their
href="http://www.hocr.org">own website,
"Over the past 38
years, the Head Of The Charles® regatta has grown tremendously. Today, more than
7,000 athletes from around the world compete in 21 different race events. The
Regatta grew to a two-day event in 1997 and now attracts up to 300,000 spectators
during the October weekend."
I mean, this thing is BIG.
There are not that many rowing events in this country that draw spectators at all,
except for other rowers. And because it's so big, more people want to race than
can fit on the river, so they have semi-random drawings to determine who gets in.
There is one guaranteed entry per club in the bigger boats, so there will be some
other people going from here. I'll definitely be there, at least for the weekend
of October 18-19. There's even a slight possibility that I might get to cox a
race, though it's more likely I'll just spectate and maybe
volunteer.
Wahoooo!!!!!
Posted by dichroic at August 8, 2003 03:43 PM