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Join South Shore Walkabouts for a Regatta Photo Walk about 3 miles

We'll meet us at De Wolfe Boathouse BU 

We'll keep the group small this time so we can move around together as a group but still take photos. About 12  of us max.


619 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA

For those driving or using public transport, meet at De Wolfe Boathouse BU. It's near the Harvard T station red line or BU green line.

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We've invited the Boston and Chestnut Hill Walking Groups for a total of about 16 people max.

This event attracts 9,000 athletes and 300,000 spectators. Rowers come from China, South Africa, Croatia, Ireland, and the Netherlands. The age of athletes spans from 14 to 85 years old with experience levels from novice to Olympic.

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Head Of The Charles Regatta, the world's largest two-day rowing event, was first held on October 16, 1965. Over the past 46 years, the Head Of The Charles Regatta has welcomed the world's best crew teams to the banks of the Charles River for the ultimate two-day rowing competition.

We'll walk along the river for about 3 miles and stop for photos. Harvard and BU boat houses are open and we can peek inside and watch the teams prepare for the race.

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The excitement: From the bridges we can see rowers moving at a pretty good clip and there's a good chance that one of the crews will have trouble making the turn at the bridge and crash into the abutment, or into another crew. Lots of drama. Lots to see and photograph.

Hungry? We can enjoy a cup of hot cider on the grassy slope just before the Eliot Bridge and there are food vendors all around.
Photos from last year:

Danger zone: Can rowers make the turn before the Elliot Bridge just before the finish line

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If you are driving and parking, here is information on shuttle buses.
There is a shuttle bus from the parking lots, but they suggest using public transportation.
There are shuttle buses too from parking. 
http://www.hocr.org/the-regatta/spectators/parking-transportation/

Sign up at bigtent.com/groups/sswalkers

We'll only walk with those who have signed up.

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