Since its origin in 1965, the Head Of The Charles Regatta has welcomed the world’s best crew teams to the banks of the Charles River for the ultimate two-day rowing competition attracting over 11,000 athletes and tens of thousands of spectators. Kyle and I were among the later group this morning enjoying the racing and a spectacular autumn day.  Kyle wondered if boats often collided.  I told him it was rare and not 10 minutes later we witnesses a three way crash. Two racing fours collided side-to-side and were then carried by the current into the reverse direction “lane” where they were T-boned at high speed by a double traveling in the opposite direction. It is very fortunate that no one was seriously injured although the double rowers seemed none too happy with their short swim in the frigid Charles.

The geese pictured below managed to just dodge the advancing shell but one was not so lucky with respect to the sweeping oar.