Inaccuracies
Oars: The oars are way too long. I assumed that the ratio of the length from the end of the handle to the oarlock, to the entire length of the oar, was 1/3, because of certain laws of physics involving forces inflicted on rods. This may or may not be the ratio for an actual oar; I don't know. I was looking at the pictures and trying to figure out how long they needed to be in relation to the length of the boat, and I got it wrong. Ah, well. Oars really are long in real life, just not quite that long.
Blades: As I mentioned earlier, Williams blades are more of a maroon color, rather than actual purple, but I like purple better, so mine are purple. Also, the yellow and white striping is more complicated on Williams blades.
Feet: The rowers' feet are much too small for the size of their bodies. However, given the size of the footboards that were already constructed, that is the size that the feet must be. Also, real rowers do not have rectangular feet, but it would have been very tedious to cut out 18 tiny feet in an oval shape with a jigsaw, so I just didn't.
Uniforms: The uniforms are completely wrong -- to the best of my knowledge, no Williams team has ever worn a purple spandex singlet with a small yellow W on the lapel and a large yellow W on the back. However, I think it looks sharp. Maybe they'll adopt it.
Rudder: This boat has a triangular rudder that turns when the coxswain steers. When I returned to Williams, I inspected a real boat, and discovered that a real boat is not like this. A real boat has a triangular skeg similar to the one on my boat, but the skeg is fixed, and does not rotate. The rudder is just a very small piece at the back of the skeg, only a few square inches, that rotates when the coxswain steers, and that is what turns the boat. Amazing.