"We're very competitive this season," captain Gaelen Phyfe said. "We have a bunch of good boats vying for the top spots."

The teams' successes thus far in the season seem to eclipse the fact that it has no facility of its own.

How did the team handle the loss of its boathouse at the beginning of the season?

"We couldn't believe it when we heard [about the accident]," Krause said. "We kept asking each other: are you sure that really happened?"

"Most of us were very shocked by the incident," Davis said.

Soon after, the Crimson moved its boats to MIT, where it presently holds practice. Further, Harvard had to build new docks for its boats and buy new boat covers.

"It was a big hassle to deal with the cleanup and mess--and then to move to MIT," Davis said.

"Worst of all, it put us back about a week--it was a major bummer, especially for our coaches," he said.

"We knew right away that practicing at MIT would be a hard adjustment," sophomore Tina Tolis said.

The adjustment, however, didn't break the team down.

"Dealing with the mess was kind of a bonding experience for us," Krause said. "We lost a week of practice time, but we're coming into our own now."