H.L. Fourie > Quotes

“The first U.S. collegiate boat clubs were organized at Yale in 1843 and at Harvard the following year.”
― H.L. Fourie, An Introduction to Rowing

“The first race between the Oxford and Cambridge universities was held in 1829, using professional watermen to coxswain their boats.”
― H.L. Fourie, An Introduction to Rowing

“Amateur rowing started at Oxford University in 1815 and at Cambridge University a short while later. The oldest boat clubs in the world were founded about this time.”
― H.L. Fourie, An Introduction to Rowing

“The first races in the U.S.A. were between New York watermen who rowed passengers across the Hudson River. In 1756 a New York pettiauger defeated a Cape Cod whaleboat in a New York race.”
― H.L. Fourie, An Introduction to Rowing