On HTBS: "The Moment of Epiphany", a poem by Philip Kuepper. heartheboatsing.com/2025/12/07/t...

On HTBS: On the utter madness to row 200km on the ergometer in a month. heartheboatsing.com/2025/12/01/u...

On HTBS: "All Souls, Null Isle", a poem by Philip Kuepper. heartheboatsing.com/2025/11/16/a...

On HTBS: "Surviving the Storm", a poem by Philip Kuepper. heartheboatsing.com/2025/11/09/s...

On HTBS: "Great River Race", a poem by Carlos Dominguez. heartheboatsing.com/2025/11/08/g...

On HTBS: "Article of Faith", a poem by Philip Kuepper. heartheboatsing.com/2025/11/03/a...

On HTBS: "Riverspeak", a poem by Philip Kuepper. heartheboatsing.com/2025/10/26/r...

On HTBS: For those who rowed in West London 40 years ago, William John Colley (1937–2025) was “Young Bill”, a sobriquet to differentiate him from his father, William Charles Colley (1902–1986), “Old Bill”, a waterman and lighterman for 60 years, Tim Koch writes. heartheboatsing.com/2025/10/21/y...

On HTBS: "The Flight Out: Bound for Malmö", a poem by Philip Kuepper. heartheboatsing.com/2025/10/19/t...

On HTBS (2 of 2): Edward H. Jones looks into the life of Jimmy Hamill after his rowing career was over. Hamill coached Yale freshman’s crew in 1873 and had an unusual fitness routine. Hamill had “running scrub races with every passing horse” – Horseplay! heartheboatsing.com/2025/10/18/p...

On HTBS (1 of 2): Edward H. Jones looks into the rowing career of James “Jimmy” Hamill (1838-1876). Edward writes: "In an era when rowing was America’s most popular spectator sport, no one was a better oarsman than a short and stocky glassblower from Pittsburgh." heartheboatsing.com/2025/10/17/p...

On HTBS: "Moving From Stillness", a poem by Philip Kuepper. heartheboatsing.com/2025/10/10/m...

On HTBS: The Winklevoss Brothers Donate Record $6.5M to USRowing heartheboatsing.com/2025/10/10/t...

On HTBS: USRowing Medal of Honor Now the Anita DeFrantz Medal of Honor. heartheboatsing.com/2025/10/09/u...

On HTBS: In a press release The National Rowing Foundation (NRF) announces the Class of 2025 National Rowing Hall of Fame® inductions. The ceremony will be at the NRF US Team Reunion Tent at the Head of the Charles Regatta on Saturday, October 18 at 4:00 PM. heartheboatsing.com/2025/10/07/c...

On HTBS: "Each Moment A Poem is Happening", a poem by Philip Kuepper. heartheboatsing.com/2025/10/05/e...

On HTBS: "Signing On For the Voyage", a poem by Philip Kuepper. heartheboatsing.com/2025/09/28/s...

On HTBS: Farewell River and Rowing Museum. We are sad to see you go. heartheboatsing.com/2025/09/22/j...

On HTBS: "The Elevated Moment", a poem by Philip Kuepper. heartheboatsing.com/2025/09/21/t...

On HTBS: In his essay “The Beaver and the Bird”, Edward H. Jones writes about three races between the Canadian professional sculling champion Edward “Ned” Hanlan and the American professional sculling champion Charles E. Courtney – a sculling rivalry mired in controversy.

On HTBS: Ben Lowings writes about rowing a salmon seiner boat. Ben is a member of the Starcross Fishing and Cruising Club, which is a community-based sports and leisure club located on the western shores of the Exe Estuary in Starcross, south of Exeter in Devon. heartheboatsing.com/2025/09/16/r...

On HTBS: Bill Miller writes about the Hillsdale RC Four, the Hillsdales, of Michigan, who out of nowhere became the 1879 National Amateur Champions. They continued their success the following years. However, they were ignored by the ARA when they went to England. heartheboatsing.com/2025/09/15/t...

On HTBS: "The Rower, Light" a poem by Philip Kuepper. heartheboatsing.com/2025/09/14/t...

On HTBS: Part I - Tim Koch follows his 15th Coat and Badge, which was won by Coran Cherry from Globe Rowing Club. heartheboatsing.com/2025/09/12/d...

On HTBS: Anyone associated with rowing or boating in West London and the wider watermen’s community will be saddened to hear of the death, aged 83, of Chas Newens, ‘Chas the boat’. For many years Newens drove the umpire launch at the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race. heartheboatsing.com/2025/09/10/f...

On HTBS: "The Act in the Quiet", a poem by Philip Kuepper. heartheboatsing.com/2025/09/07/t...

On HTBS: Carlos Dominguez is a member of the gig rowing club, the River Teign Rowing Club, in south Devon in the UK. Carlos has written a poem, “Teign Spirit”, which reflects his love for gig rowing and the club. heartheboatsing.com/2025/09/04/t...

On HTBS: The next Library Rowing Book Talks at Leander Club will feature Olympian Tim Crooks, who will talk about his recently published "Driven by Demons: Bipolar Olympian". The talk will be on Thursday, 25 September at 7 – 9:30 p.m. heartheboatsing.com/2025/09/01/l...

On HTBS: "Oars and the Man", a poem by Philip Kuepper. heartheboatsing.com/2025/08/31/o...

On HTBS: The jazz and pleasure boating festival "Les Rendez-vous de l’Erdre" starts today and takes place in 15 cities of the Nantes region in France. The festival goes on until August 31st, HTBS's Hélène Rémond writes. heartheboatsing.com/2025/08/25/j...

On HTBS: "Caïque", a poem by Philip Kuepper. heartheboatsing.com/2025/08/24/c...

On HTBS: A new rowing biography has seen the light of day: Edward J. Woodhouse’s 362-page "Joe Burk: An American Ideal". The book was supposed to come out in September, but the biography is already available on Amazon in the U.S. and the UK. heartheboatsing.com/2025/08/20/b...

On HTBS: Edward H. Jones asks why the sport of rowing has never graced a box of Wheaties®. How about putting the gold medal-winning American men’s coxless four from last summer’s Paris Olympics on the box. heartheboatsing.com/2025/08/11/w...

On HTBS: "Shellfish", a poem by Philip Kuepper. heartheboatsing.com/2025/08/10/s...

On HTBS: "In the history of rowing, there can be no greater example of continuity than that provided by the Phelps family – particularly as regards their involvement in Doggett’s," Tim Koch writes. @richardphelps.bsky.social heartheboatsing.com/2025/08/07/a...

On HTBS: "The Rower, the Oar, the Water", a poem by Philip Kuepper. heartheboatsing.com/2025/08/03/t...

On HTBS: "When Angels Whisper at the Oars", a poem by Philip Kuepper. heartheboatsing.com/2025/07/27/w...

On HTBS: In May, the OUBC Committee established an alumni-led independent review panel to take a look at the club's “underperformance” in recent Boat Races. The review panel has produce an abridged report that is now made public. Tim Koch has read the report. heartheboatsing.com/2025/07/25/o...

On HTBS: "When Love Happened", a poem by Philip Kuepper. heartheboatsing.com/2025/07/20/w...

On HTBS: (2 of 2) - Edward H. Jones concludes his story about Joseph Trigg, who displayed his athletic prowess as a collegiate rower and football player and then went on to fight in WWI. He became a ringside boxing judge and a caring and compassionate doctor. heartheboatsing.com/2025/07/19/j...

On HTBS: (1 of 2) - Edward H. Jones writes about Joseph Edward Trigg, the first African American to earn a position on a major American college crew, Syracuse. Trigg would later fight in WWI and then become a beloved physician in Washington, D.C. heartheboatsing.com/2025/07/18/j...

On HTBS: John Alexander in New Zealand is restoring an old wooden George Sims single sculls, but he's missing the maker’s label. Is there anyone who can sell him a label or help him to track one down, he asks. heartheboatsing.com/2025/07/12/m...

On HTBS: HTBS's William O’Chee offers a selection of events at Henley Royal Regatta, Saturday, and the crews who staked their claims for glory. heartheboatsing.com/2025/07/06/h...

On HTBS: Tim Koch's pictures from Henley Royal Regatta, Saturday. heartheboatsing.com/2025/07/06/p...

On HTBS: HTBS's Tim Koch sends some wonderful pictures from Henley Royal Regatta, Friday. heartheboatsing.com/2025/07/05/p...

heartheboatsing On HTBS: HTBS's Tim Koch has some wonderful pictures from Henley Royal Regatta, Thursday. heartheboatsing.com/2025/07/04/p...

On HTBS: Sad news comes from Henley. In a press release, the River & Rowing Museum writes that the Museum will close in September. heartheboatsing.com/2025/07/03/t...

On HTBS: "Waving the Flag: A Song for the Fourth", a poem by Philip Kuepper. heartheboatsing.com/2025/07/04/w...