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Fall Schedule
- Aug 24 - First Day of Practice
- Aug 31-Sep 4 - Schroon Lake
- Sep 19 - Intra-Squad Races (Mohawk)
- Sep 26 - Tail of the Fish (Saratoga)
- Oct 3 - Head of the Mohawk
- Oct 10 - Niskayuna Rowing Day
- Oct 11 - Schylerskiff (Saratoga)
- Oct 15 - Triple Race (Mohawk)
- Oct 17 - Mayhem on the Mohawk
- Oct 18 - Head of the Charles (Boston)
- Oct 24 - Head of the Fish (Saratoga)
- Oct 29 - Mohawk Bell vs BH (Mohawk)
Every race was as much a race against yourself as it was against opponents. Crew was always imperfect; no matter how good your crew, you were bound to lose, if not a race, then the ephemeral feeling of swing, when a boat was moving perfectly....The oarsman in a boat that had won every race would always wonder if his boat was better than one that was comparably victorious six years earlier. The only clue that his boat was probably faster came from other sports, for swimmers and runners were systematically improving on the records set by their predecessors. But there was no empirical evidence. Therefore, humility became part of the code: you did not boast of what you would do or had done, nor did you embarrass a loser....you respected them as much as you respected yourself.
-The Amateurs
-The Amateurs
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