In the summer of 1991, as the Regimental Operations Officer, Michael Boucher ’92 and others noted the lack of enthusiasm by cadets for rowing in the lifeboats, as part of their indoctrination.

So he struck upon the idea on a Tuesday of staging MMA’s first lifeboat race competition between the cadet companies, got buy-in from the Waterfront, Commandant’s staff and others, and by Friday the incoming class was involved in creating a fun tradition that lives on.

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