At the Helm: It’s Just Different  Team Captain Zach Railey (on
left) being interviewed by NBC Nightly News.  One of the curious
aspects of the Olympic Regatta is that you often hear two
conflicting insights from people who have been here before.  On
one hand, you hear people say it’s like no other event you’ll
ever compete in. There is more attention, more security, more
media, more nationalism, more pressure… etc, etc, etc. There is
more of lots of things. There just is, and it is undeniable.
But on the other hand, you hear people say that success requires
that you treat it like “any other regatta.”   Therein lies the
conundrum. It’s not like any other regatta, yet you need to
treat it like any other regatta.  Here are some things you’ll
experience at the Games that won’t happen anywhere else:  1. The
regatta is lonnnggggggg! How many other events are two weeks
long, with another week or two of training tacked on the front
end? None that I can think of. We’re here for a month.  2. How
many other events have