City Island · Through the Seasons

The view from here

Sunrise practices, race days, golden evenings — a running scrapbook of life at City Island Rowing. Click any photo to see it full size.

A quad silhouetted against the orange dawn, oars resting on still water
Two rowers in a double at first light, the sky turning gold
The boathouse dog asleep on the gear in the coaching launch at sunrise
A pair paused on glass water under a sunrise sky
A quad and its perfect reflection under pink dawn clouds
A pair on fire-colored water at sunrise
Red and orange sky reflected across the whole width of the water
The red eight under a bright blue summer sky
Crews stacked up the river in red boats
An eight dwarfed by the towers along the river
A sculler rowing beneath the old iron bridges
The pink eight leading crews down the canal
The eight passing beneath the bridge span
The eight at full pressure, puddles flying
Two athletes mid-dig at the beach, sand flying
The whole fleet gathered under the rising sun
A lone sculler gliding through morning mist
A sculler approaching the swing bridge, in black and white
A coach alongside a pair in the fog
Eights emerging in a line through the fog
A quad at the catch below the railroad trestle
Three sweep rowers mid-drive in golden light
A double at full pressure in a race
A sculler celebrating with a splash
Two teammates in pink visors, all smiles on a foggy morning
Stepping across the boats at the dock
The red eight in golden evening light
Boats out under a cotton-candy pink sky
Mid-lift in the winter weight room
A sculler rowing straight into a rising orange sun on dead-calm water
CIR crews lined up side by side on the water
The pink eight passing under the bridge towers
An eight silhouetted against a blazing pink and orange sunset
Three athletes, arms crossed, game faces on before racing
A double scull on glass-calm water under a golden evening sky
City Island Rowing athletes with their medals
A sculler in black and white beneath the bridge
A quad at full reach on the Hutchinson River
The whole team in a circle, faces in, looking up at the camera
Two racers in the boat, one reaching over to her partner, in black and white
Race day smiles at the regatta site
A quad with pink blades against the city skyline
Five novice rowers in pink, medals in their teeth
A sculler heading out at dawn
Teammates in a hug with the sun flaring behind them
An eight with the Whitestone Bridge behind
Girls standing on the boats, linked hands raised, against a blazing sunset
A four on glass-calm water at sunset
Winter training in the gym
A group of girls in pink on the regatta field, medals around their necks
A quad up close at dusk
Boats at rest in golden morning light

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