I was on the freshman lightweight team and rowed at Columbia. The river was brown and literally smelled like dog crap. I tried really hard to not let splashes from the oars get in my mouth.
Apparently, another potential hazard is the wake from the ferry. It may be apocryphal, but we were told a Columbia shell once got the bow and stern on the peaks of a huge wake and collapsed in half with the middle over the trough.
Apparently, another potential hazard is the wake from the ferry. It may be apocryphal, but we were told a Columbia shell once got the bow and stern on the peaks of a huge wake and collapsed in half with the middle over the trough.