This year's Snow Row was rescheduled three weeks later due to the harsh winter we had in New England. Driving past Hingham Harbor most of us were wondering if the course would be open and free of ice. Thankfully it was, with only some residual ice blocks to navigate. Although [...]
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Since the days of the Boston Tea Party, hardy souls may have gathered in February on the banks of the Charles to test themselves in rowing matches, but it wasn't until the invention of the kilometer, unitards, and the Concept2 rowing machine (henceforth, the erg) that things really got rolling. [...]
Today was my 7th Snow Row and like the Race Director said "everyone made it back safely". Those words mean something at the Snow Row. The surf skis and kayaks are mixing it up with some big wooden row boats. So if a collision occurs we will be on the [...]
The Snow Row is an exciting race in many aspects. First of all, the weather is almost always very cold and very windy. There even was a tiny snow squall that went through just before I pulled into the parking lot. How exciting is that? This race marks the beginning [...]
