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...It’s a fun regatta, aside from just the racing aspect,” said Harvard lightweight co-captain Patrick Todd. “There are just so many fans. Typically, rowing is not that popular of a sport, so it’s amazing that so many people come [to Head of the Charles...
...men’s side, Xeno Mueller, last year’s runner-up in the Challenge, begins at the front of the pack. Mueller, from Switzerland, was the Olympic single sculls silver medalist in 2000 and the champion in 1996. Lightweight Steve Tucker of Medford, a five-time member of U.S. national teams including the 2000 Olympic team and a local rowing community favorite, starts after Mueller. Norway’s Olaf Tufte is third in starting order, as the 2001 FISA World Rowing Champion and the silver medalist in double sculls in the 2000 Olympic games...
...women’s Lightweight Eight, University of Wisconsin, the event’s defending champion, will have the first start, followed by Cambridge’s Riverside Boat Club and Princeton. The Radcliffe boat holds fourth in the starting list. The Black and White lightweights also have a boat racing in the Lightweight Four event, where it will start 10th...
...Passengers will notice a difference: JetBlue's new, Kevlar-packed doors are thicker than the traditional ones, which had a lightweight, honeycombed interior. A bluntly-worded placard now reads, "Reinforced armor-plated door locked from inside cockpit only." Flight attendants for the New York-based airline will also change their safety briefings to make sure passengers take note of the new barrier. What the public won't see is the multiple titanium locks that the pilots slide in place once the door is shut. The doors, which were designed by JetBlue's own engineers, are costing the privately-held JetBlue...
...While other manufacturers downsize, Harley plans to spend $145 million on a massive expansion of its plant in York, Pa. The company offers classes at dealerships to lure younger, less experienced riders, especially women. In the past year, its sports-bike subsidiary, Buell, rolled out the Blast, an affordable lightweight motorcycle ($4,395) targeted expressly at beginners, with easy handling and a single-cylinder engine...