By 4:30 PM, the autumn gale had darkened the riverbanks into early twilight. Rain whipped horizontally across the surface of the Charles River, rattling the weathered cedar shingles of the St. Jude Varsity Boathouse. Inside the cavernous, two-story wooden structure, the air was cold, damp, and smelled of river water, cedar varnish, and fiberglass resin. Rows of eight-man racing shells rested on heavy steel wall racks, their sleek yellow and…
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