The Head of the Charles had some surprises this year, not least of which was worse weather than the Head of the Housatonic. Still, the Yale lightweights had a good day of racing. First, the squad size of 28 oarsmen and coxswains racing on the Charles in two lightweight eights and two lightweight fours was a great way to keep the team together. Second, Yale was the fastest college team in the lightweight four, narrowly missing out on recapturing their 2008 LWT 4+ title by two seconds. The ‘B’ four finished just two places back in sixth. In the lightweight eight, the ‘A’ eight was sixth, and the ‘B’ eight was 19th. This means that Y150 has qualified three boats for the Head of the Charles 2010. The Charles is all about passing on your entry DNA, and so count this regatta as 75% successful. Full results.