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Despite setbacks, Round LI rower completes mission
Quick ReadRick Shalvoy, 57, rowed steadily into the waters of Cold Spring Harbor escorted by two boats from the Coast Guard and the Huntington harbormaster.
Photo credit: Daniel Goodrich | Rick Shalvoy kisses his wife Holli after landing at West Neck Beach, Wednesday. Shalvoy rowed all the way around Long Island in 10 days. (Aug. 25, 2010)
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2010 Island Row
Rick Shalvoy rowed his boat ashore Wednesday on the 10th day of a storm-tossed quest to circle Long Island.
The stop-and-start mission to raise funds for wounded military veterans began with a four-man team Aug. 16 from West Neck Beach in Lloyd Harbor, exactly where it ended at midafternoon, several days later than planned. Under gray skies, Shalvoy, 57, rowed steadily into the waters of Cold...
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