A Henley Memoir

Written to commemorate the 45^th Anniversary of the MIT Lightweight Varsity Crew’s participation in the Henley Royal Regatta, July 1962.

Robert E. Vernon

MIT Class of ‘63

June 2007

Available as web pages (below) or 9 Mb PDF file

1. A Henley Retrospective...

2. Introductory Words about the Henley Regatta and the Sport of Rowing...

3. In the Beginning...

4. The Road to Henley...

5. Sizing Up Harvard Before the Sprints...

6. The Eastern Sprints...

7. 1962 Eastern Sprints: The Decision...

8. 1962 Sprints: Shirts Aplenty...

9. Training at Dartmouth...

10. Arrival at Henley...

11. Henley Pre-Regatta Activities...

12. Leading up to the Regatta....

13. Race Day...

14. National Provincial Bank...

15. The Last Few Days of the Regatta...

16. A Henley Reprise and a Short Glimpse Ahead to 1963...

The Henley Reunion Epilogue: Forty-Five Years Later July 5 – 8, 2007

Robert E. Vernon

MIT Class of ‘63

July 2007

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17. Epilogue-1: Forty-Five Years Later...

21. Epilogue-Final

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