Head of the Charles Regatta

Head of the Charles Regatta

The Head of the Charles Regatta is held every October in Boston Ma. It is a premier crew race, and one of the top races in the Fall series. Clubs and colleges send teams to the event. The race runs along Storrow drive, between the MIT... [more]

The Head of the Charles Regatta is held every October in Boston Ma. It is a premier crew race, and one of the top races in the Fall series. Clubs and colleges send teams to the event. The race runs along Storrow drive, between the MIT boathouse, Harvard, and BU.

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Thank goodness the weekend is almost here because it's going to be a good one. I'll be at the OysterFest Saturday and looks like I'll be heading to the Head of the Charles Regatta on Sunday. This weekend marks the 44th Head of the Charles Regatta. Head Of The Charles Regatta®, the world's largest two-day rowing event, was first held on October 16, 1965. The race was established by the Cambridge Boat Club members D'Arcy MacMahon, Howard McIntyre, and Jack Vincent, with the advice of Harvard University sculling instructor Ernest Arlett. Arlett proposed that a "head of the river" race similar in tradition to ... Read Full Story
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Boston hosts one of the premier crew events of the year each October. The Head of the Charles was always the target training event of the Fall season when I was rowing at Dartmouth. I hope all of the Dartmouth teams are ready to crush it out there this weekend. Good luck Green! Read Full Story
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The 2007 Head of the Charles is Oct 21 and 22 in Boston.  it's one of the best and most premier crew events of the Fall season.  Definitely worth checking out if you happen to be in Boston this weekend. Go Dartmouth! Read Full Story
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Head of the Charles

Head of the Charles

        Well, it happens every year: the Head of the Charles Regatta. There are boats, there's water, there are rowers. Find results from today and the schedule for tomorrow, which is slated to be a rainy rainy day. Photos tagged Bostonist by historygradguy and Paul Keleher.  
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The 45th annual Head of the Charles Regatta took place this past weekend. Every October, as many as 300,000 people flock to the banks of the Charles River to witness the historic Head of the Charles regatta. More than 8,800 athletes from all over the world competed in 55 different race events to make the Head of the Charles the largest regatta in the world.  
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Roughly 300,000 people will gather to watch Boston College compete this week, and the venue will not be Alumni Stadium but the banks of the Charles River. The women's crew team will compete in the historic Head of the Charles Regatta this weekend. The first regatta took place in 1965 when the Cambridge Boat Club started it, and 45 years later, it attracts more than 7,500 athletes from around the world who compete in over 55 events.  
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First, the bad news: 39 degrees F, windy, raining hard and steady. Ick.Then, the worse news: the YYM is quite sick, fever, very bad headache, dizzy. He is a scratch from the youth Men's 4 race, which is scheduled for 10:12, but won't go off until 10:20 at earliest. In anyt case, though, the YYM is upstairs in his bed, trying to rest but not really succeeding.But, the coach found a substitute rower, so at least everyone else can still row...  
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Sure, you can brave the outdoors this weekend to see rowers from around the world on the Charles. Or you can stay inside this afternoon at 2:30 p.m. for the Third Annual Head of the Zesiger Cardboard Boat Regatta. At MIT, of course: Any thickness of corrugated cardboard is permitted, but waxed cardboard carpet tubes and barrels are not allowed. Only paper tape may be used. Tape may only be used on seams, joints or patches. DO NOT WRAP THE HULL...  
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The Boston College women's rowing team continued its fall season this past weekend at the 45th Annual Head of the Charles Regatta. The historic regatta featured more than 8,500 athletes from all over the world competing in 55 different races.  
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Salem-News.ComHead of the Charles regatta makes a splashBoston Globe... Road in Boston near the staging area for the race, which is a colorful spectacle featuring crew teams gliding swiftly over the placid Charles River. ...Shared passion still draws these rowersBoston Globeall 80 news articles »  
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