Crew and rowing teams for kids on Long Island
Photo credit: Johnny Milano | The crew team of the Long Island Rowing Club practices in Northport Bay under coach Anika Selle, who has been coaching for 8 years. The Long Island Rowing Club consists of 17 school districts.(Sept. 11, 2012)
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Every day, Tjebbe Ruijgh would watch scores of kids in red T-shirts hoist long, slim, cigar-shaped boats onto their shoulders, carry them to the water at Centerport's Fleets Cove Beach and, in groups of four or eight, row in choreographed unison into the harbor.
"I live right here next to the beach," says Ruijgh, who goes by T.J. for short. When he tired of playing goalie for a lacrosse team...
