Word: lightweights
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...Foot of the Charles on Saturday. It was the Black and White women who led the way on Saturday morning as the heavyweights took a first in the varsity four heat, a second for the novice eight, and a third in the varsity eight race, while the lightweight varsity eight emerged victorious in the varsity eight heat of the regatta. The lightweight women finished 19th overall but finished first among the competing collegiate eights despite heavy headwinds during the race. For the heavyweights, the varsity four defended its little from a year ago, as it finished first in the field...
...current-affairs magazine, has morphed into a mouthpiece for assorted left-wing and green causes and commentators. I long for the TIME of the past, which reported on events around the world in a concise, accurate, unbiased manner, not the TIME that dedicates 46 pages to the kind of lightweight, feel-good articles I could find in the weekend magazine of my local newspaper. Robert Bogisich, Glen Iris, Australia...
...million people over the past decade, according to the National Sporting Goods Association, and women enthusiasts are among kayaking's fastest-growing groups. "I love the quietness of it," says Linda Weinmann, 36, of Winona, Minn. "It makes you feel like you are a part of your surroundings." Smarter lightweight designs are making kayaks easier to carry and maneuver. Meanwhile, the free lessons that kayaking outfitters offer along urban waterfronts in places like Baltimore and New York City, man-made white-water parks inland, and myriad kayaking festivals and expeditions let newcomers get their toes wet before sinking what...
...creeks and waterways in specialized boats with more legroom, have helped boost sales. And Wenonah's Current Designs line features smaller vessels that are easier for shorter adults to control. Most kayaks are still made of plastic, but some newer ones, like the $3,350 Suka, come in stronger, lightweight Kevlar, which can shave up to 20% off the total weight...
...when we were passing the other crew],” Amos added. “Then we lifted to walk through them, and we finished the race with a 36 or so [stroke rating] for the last minute and a half [to] two minutes.”On the lightweight side, Harvard’s first varsity entry finished 12th overall and seventh amongst college entries with a finishing time of 15.18.40. Princeton finished first of all the collegiate lightweight crews with a time of 14:27.33, and Navy, Cornell, Yale, and Princeton’s second lightweight varsity boat...