Victory and Bust

(April 7) The Yale Lightweights came off the Charles River elated with their sweep of the Joy Cup and a hard-fought win over Georgetown in the varsity race, but elation turned to surprise then tragedy then farce as Will Zeng ‘11 and his Oxford teammates contended with a bizarre re-start and then a clash with Cambridge that left Oxford with only 7 able oarsmen and an interminable denouement that meant a Cambridge win and enough fodder for argument to last until next year’s Boat Race. 
On the American shore, the lower boats from Yale posted victories. The 2V bested Georgetown, and the 1F and 4+ won their races over both Georgetown and M.I.T.
The varsity race between Yale and the #3 Hoyas was close for the full distance on a Charles River that started the morning gently but then kicked up a headwind as the sun rose higher. For unofficial results, click here.