Word: regatta
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...lieu of the 300,000 spectators and 6,500 athletes expected at this years Head of the Charles Regatta, Harvard campus security measures will be stepped up for the entire weekend...
Alcohol policies are also changed for the regatta weekend, as kegs will not be permitted at the Houses...
...think it's a lot of hype," said Robert Bartlett '96. He said as a student he didn't remember any problems related to the Regatta except for increased crowds at restaurants and bars...
...What are you personally looking forward to in the Head? This will be your last regatta. CG: Yeah, it's hard to believe. I think just getting out there and being able to race in front of the crowd. I mean, it's our one race that we race right by Harvard, coming by the stretch with the Weeks footbridge and past our boathouse. Most of our other races are down by MIT. And it's so loud and there are so many people watching and yelling and it's just great. My family is coming to watch...
...Harvard Crimson: What's it like coaching and competing in such a large event, with international, national teams in there? Ed Kloman: This is the greatest regatta ever. I started rowing this regatta in 1975. I first rowed as a high school kid. And it is the best. There's no crowd like the Head of the Charles crowd. There's no competition like it. We practice out here every day, but to be able to race with these buoys, to compete against other boats, and to see the shore lined with 300,000 people, it's unbelievable...