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Wharton 2004 Regatta

Today was the Wharton 2004 Regatta. Organized by the small but dedicated Wharton Crew Club, this little event drew a number of distinguished participants from Cornell, Darden, Yale, the UPenn Medical School and our distinguished selves, the Wharton School. Luckily, UBS decided to foot the bill for the event, all in the name of corporate sponsorship and benevolent use of their billions, for which we are very grateful.

We couldn't have asked for a better day. Except for the wind (which made the water very choppy upriver), the sun shone, there were no clouds, it was warm but not too warm, and a good time was had by all.

Our boat (the second of three Wharton boats) rowed a valiant race against the Darden, Yale and the Wharton 3rds. While at the outset we believe Darden to be the great threat, Yale surprised us by matching us stroke for stroke, and then passing us as we approached the finish line to win by half a length. Of course we would have preferred to win, but it was so much fun to be out on the water, and we rowed very well given our average level, and so we felt no real sadness or shame at losing to such a great group of competitors.

At the end of the day, we had a bar-b-cue, beers and a nice social at the boathouse. The feel of the entire event was like a fun day at the school races, with informality being the norm and everyone getting along really well, people bringing their kids and the few spectators from the school cheering from the riverbank (along with some randoms). It was everything we had hoped it would be and more.

Now I have sunburn on my scalp, I'm sore from the tip of my toes to the last follicle on my head, and there's a big party tonight (as there was last night) in honour of the admitted candidates for class of 2006, so it's time to rally, eat, and go party.