Last week against Cornell, the natural challenge was a strong head wind, standing waves and a race almost 62 minutes long. This week against Dartmouth, it was the swift current of the Connecticut River and a five-minute race(!). For Yale 150 fans, they remain grateful that both times the Yale lightweights were able to persuade the river gods to smile upon them. In winning the varsity race over Dartmouth by 4.5 seconds in a time of 5:07.9, the Y150 1V wins the Durand Cup, given in honor of former Yale 150 oarsman and coach Loyal Durand III. The 2V race was especially exciting, as not more than 3-4 seats separated the two crews all the way down the course. In the end, Yale’s bow was just able to get out in front as the flag dropped, the margin being a mere 2 second. The 1F and the 3V won their races also. Full results here.