By Jay Gulitti (‘06), Crew Coach

Despite the current swell of 90-degree weather here in New York’s Hudson Valley, there are creepings of fall peeking in at the edges of everything. Due to the heat, people have been sticking to the shade or heading to the water to keep cool. Being down at the river this time of year makes me think not only of the coming months, but also the start of a new rowing season, fresh with the straining of new muscles and the strengthening of old. I struggle with meeting this season at its head; while I’m excited to see what comes next, I always find myself missing the sport.

The summer at Mowglis has become the only time of the year that I remain thoroughly involved with Crew. It’s become one of the things that has taken the sidelines, as the rest of life has revealed itself. This summer has been particularly difficult to leave behind, due in no small part to the way the camp as a whole embraced Crew Week.

The days leading up to Crew Week build up the atmosphere in camp slowly to a boiling point, as older campers return from squads, and campers all begin to speculate about Crew affiliations and boat lineups, with rumors of Crew Leaders cropping up as steadily as the increased rate of practice. I always find it hard to eat at that Sunday evening’s picnic supper due to the excitement of the coming announcements, and this summer was no different.

夜幕降临，男孩们和工作人员回到宿舍，准备迎接激动人心的一周。但在此之前，他们先为新公布的船只鼓掌，尤其热情地为他们的领队杰克·理查森先生和杰克·切里先生欢呼。切里先生当时还在从长周末旅行返回营地的巴士上，不过他第二天早上就赶回来了，正好赶上和理查森先生一起给营地分发头巾。由于今年的两位领队都是第一次担任辅导员，他们队伍里经验丰富的工作人员立即伸出援手，共同组织男孩们度过了充实的几天，学习加油口号，制作海报，并出版了近年来最精彩的《猩红日志与蓝旗》刊物。.

士气高昂，这很大程度上要归功于丹尼特队提前发布的公告，它教会了我们所有人什么是体育精神以及如何尊重对手，船员周也因此有了一个很好的开端。.