"The Boys in the Boat" is the name of an astounding book about the University of Washington rowing crew that represented the United States in rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's eight in Berlin, and narrowly beat out Italy and Germany to win the gold medal. It was also made into a wonderful movie. What made the story so moving was that the crew was made up of men from the lower middle class. These two shells out practicing on Hempstead Harbor, with Sands Point in the background are in eight oared boats. I really had to reach out with a long lens to get this photo. And, honestly, it is not a great photo but perhaps an interesting one. That's the coach, by the way in the outboard boat behind the shells.
Seeing your title, I immediately thought of the wonderful story and movie. Nice shot. Joan
ReplyDeleteWhat a terrific book and the movie also successfully captured that event!
ReplyDeleteExcellent book and very good movie. Would not want to be out on the water - looks so cold! Betsey
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