UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA at 2010 IRA ’ s
In both Berkeley and Seattle , everyone wants to be in the boat that comes east for the Head . Teti calls it the “ Rose Bowl ” of rowing . He flies his crew out on the redeye to make the trip affordable , and he selects the eight through a series of 4k pieces and a 30 minute erg . Washington primarily trains in pairs in the fall . On the Tuesday before the HOCR , Michael Callahan has his team compete over 6,000 meters to determine the group that goes to the Charles . Coming east and racing at the Head is a goal of every West Coast oar .
In the spring , these two schools race each other in a dual race — where the cup for the winner is named for Dutch Schoch , father of Head Of The Charles Regatta director Fred Schoch — and against the Pac 10 , and at the IRA . But it all gets started in the fall . “ Look , we don ’ t talk about Washington all year long ,” says Teti , “ but our programs are so intense that every time we race them it ’ s a war .”
Look for both crews to be fast on
Teti calls the HOCR the “ Rose Bowl ” of rowing , selects the eight through a series of 4k pieces and a 30 minute erg and flies them in on the red eye to make the trip affordable .
Sunday because this is a big one and because the recent history tells us that the HOCR is a good predictor of spring speed . And don ’ t forget that there are a bunch of eastern crews with their hearts set on knocking off the westerners . A recharged Cornell , always-strong
Wisconsin , Brown and Princeton will all be gunning for the top spots . And in this Regatta , where knowing the river is a big advantage , expect that Harvard ,
BU , and Northeastern will all be trying to knock off these powerhouses . The West Coast is here to race the East . And each other .
Andy Anderson , a member of the National Rowing Hall of Fame , Author of The Compleat Dr . Rowing , coaches and teaches at Groton School in Groton , MAss .
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