Tigers Travel to Boston for Head of the Charles

 BOSTON, MASS. – The Clemson rowing team will begin their fall season this weekend with the annual Head of the Charles regatta. The race, held in Boston, Mass., is the largest two-day regatta in the world. The Tiger 1^st Varsity 4+ will race at 1:38 p.m. on Saturday while the 1^st Varsity 8+ will race at 2:18 p.m. on Sunday.

This will be the third consecutive year that the Tigers compete in the race. Last season, Clemson rowed to a pair of strong finishes. The 1^st Varsity 4+ finished 2^nd out of 45 boats with a time of 18:42.774 while the 1^st Varsity 8+ came in 11^th place out of 39 boats with a time of 17:13.356. The two results tied for the highest finishes in Clemson history at the event. The 1V4 finished second in 2008 while the 1V8 finished 11^th in 2007 and 2008.

This regatta will be the first for Head Coach Stephen Frazier Wong at the helm of the Tigers.

Follow @ClemsonRowing on Twitter and Instagram for the latest information along with photos of the trip. A live stream of the regatta can be found at http://www.hocr.org/the-regatta/live-webcast/.