The Housatonic River seemed primed to re-visit its inclement ways from April 16th this morning, with the Elis scheduled to take on the Big Red of Cornell and the Blue Hens of Delaware. The winds abated just enough to get the headwind-infused races underway, one hour earlier than scheduled.
The morning’s racing saw three Yale wins in slow times, including the 1V and 1F races. Cornell won the 2V.
In the afternoon, an unpredicted calm fell over the region, resulting in great racing conditions as the Elis took on the Big Green of Dartmouth in competition for the Durand Cup. This time too Yale lost only one race, but this was the one for the Cup, as Dartmouth had an impressive start and made it hold up the rest of the way to win by 2.7 seconds. This win marks the first time Dartmouth has won the Durand Cup since 2007.
The 2V came back from its morning loss to take that race by more than 5 seconds over the Green, and the first freshmen had a good row to beat Dartmouth in the nightcap by 5.7 seconds. The 3V also won twice on the day, and the 4V/2F combo crew won a tight race with the Dartmouth 2F to finish the 9th of 9 races for Y150.