Sailboats on the Charles

"The main thing I would have liked to know is that Harvard is a very decentralized institution and that it can be very hard to get information here."

-From the Harvard First Year Introductory Materials, nestled amongst tidings of balance and time management.

So I go to Harvard now, and my favorite problem that I've had so far is not being able to find out who owns the boats. When I went to Aquatics to take my sea worthiness swim test they passed me off to Athletics. Athletics passed me off to Activities, and Activities said the boats are maintained by Aquatics.
Clearly the boats are all at a sleepover, and they've pitted their parental bureaucratic bower against its alliterative self.