Flashback: The Head of the Charles embraces new technology in 1995
OF THE CHARLES TO SHOW US HOW IT WORKED. AT THE AGE OF 30, THE HEAD OF THE CHARLES REGATTA IS MATURING, REFINING ITS ACT NOW. LOOKING GOOD, LOOKING GOOD. THE REGATTA HAS ALWAYS LOOKED GOOD, BUT APPROACHING MIDDLE AGE IT WANTS TO OFFER MORE. THE FIRST EVER CAMERA ON THE COXSWAIN, ALSO CALLED THE COX CAM, IS PART OF AN EFFORT TO BRING THE RACE INTO THE 21ST CENTURY. THE HEAD OF THE CHARLES HAS PROSPERED AS BOTH A SOCIAL AND A SPORTING EVENT, BUT THIS YEAR, ORGANIZERS ARE TRYING TO PUT THE EMPHASIS BACK ON THE SPORTING ASPECT. ONE WAY TO DO THAT IS WITH COMPUTER RECREATIONS OF RACES. THESE RACE REPLAY STATIONS ARE PROVIDING SPECTATORS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE ANIMATED, COMPUTER GENERATED RACE RECREATIONS OF THEIR FAVORITE RACES AND ROWERS. SO WE’RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AND IT’S BEEN VERY, VERY POPULAR TODAY. ORGANIZERS ARE ALSO ADDING SCOREBOARDS WITH SPLIT TIMES TO KEEP THE QUARTER OF A MILLION FANS UP TO THE MINUTE ON RESULTS. IF I ENJOY THE COMPETITION ALSO, BUT I ENJOY JUST BEING AROUND THE PEOPLE AND THE FRIENDS AND HAVING A GOOD TIME. GREAT WAY TO SPEND A SUNDAY AFTERNOON. I THINK IT’S MORE SOCIAL BECAUSE I DON’T KNOW ALL THE TEAMS AND I DON’T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE ROWING AND I DON’T KNOW, IT’S NICE TO GET OUT AND IT’S NICE WEATHER. 250,000 OTHER PEOPLE THOUGHT SO AS WELL. THEY COME EACH YEAR TO SEE THE REGATTA. NEARLY 5000 ATHLETES COMPETE AND AS ORGANIZERS REACH OUT, PERHAPS THEY’LL GET EVEN MORE. SOMETHING SORT OF NEW, NOT TOO EXPOSED TO ROWING, BUT KIND OF MOTIVATES YOU TO MAYBE WANT TO GET OUT THERE AND DO IT. REPORTIN
Flashback: The Head of the Charles embraces new technology in 1995
Back in 1995 – to mark its 30th birthday – Head of the Charles organizers embraced new technology and NewsCenter 5’s Anthony Everett was on the banks of the Charles to show us how it worked.
Back in 1995 – to mark its 30th birthday – Head of the Charles organizers embraced new technology and NewsCenter 5’s Anthony Everett was on the banks of the Charles to show us how it worked.