Since the USSR’s participation in the first Windermere Cup during the Cold War, Seattle’s annual crew extravaganza has remained a prestigious rowing regatta across the globe. Now the Russians return for the race’s 30th running.
The following is an excerpt from “The Windermere Cup: A History of One of the World’s Premier Rowing Regattas,” a new book published by Windermere Real Estate. The book is available for purchase online and at UW’s University Book Store.
Seattle, the entire West Coast, plus rowers and rowing enthusiasts from Massachusetts to Moscow, can thank John Jacobi for reading the Sunday paper.