Snow Row Race
You can't legitimately call yourself a misguided idiot unless you've participated in at least one open-water winter surfski race. And for those of us in New England, the Snow Row checks all of the necessary boxes. Winter. Open-water. Jam-packed with people with little or no sense of self-preservation. Sponsored by [...]
For 38 years the Hull Lifesaving Museum has sponsored the Snow Row - a 3.6 mile triangular course that kicks off the New England race season. Despite the fact that you can see Hull jutting proudly into Boston Harbor from just about anywhere in Massachusetts, it's virtually impossible to actually [...]
This year's Snow Row was scheduled early this year and fell on the same weekend as the World Indoor Rowing Championships(Crash B's). So Saturday Greg Lesher, Mary Beth, and myself towed the line for both. As you can see from my video, towing the line for the Snow Row is [...]
The Snow Row inaugurates the New England racing season - a frigid baptism of sorts. Originally scheduled for two weeks earlier, the event had been rescheduled due to a profound shortage of sled dogs in the Boston area. A cold snap (colloquially known as "winter") had rendered the waters of [...]
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 [...]
