STORIES / Building a Boathouse 1990–94
We Build a Boathouse!
by Norm Thetford and Baxter Walsh
From its inception in 1970, the New Haven Rowing Club had used the John Cooke Boathouse in Derby for its locus of operations. This was directly due to the blessing of Tony Johnson, Yale's head rowing coach who arrived there in 1969 and was instrumental in the founding of the NHRC. He believed that rowing was more important than the need to minimize some additional wear and tear on equipment. As a result, we were able to utilize a range of boats and oars and had access to the boat trailer when needed to attend away regattas. We were also able to share trailer space with Yale at big regattas such as the Head of the Charles. Continue reading …
