(Apr 27) The Yale lightweight varsity is 8 up and 1 down on the year, but that “1” is the one that got away today on Lake Carnegie, the only blemish on the year.
Overall, the Vogel Cup Regatta found Yale a little on the backfoot in the 2V and 3V races, but not in the 1F race. Coming into the race the Yale freesh had lost only once to Penn, and that was an instructive race for the crew, who were able to move away from the Princeton challenge in the 2nd 1000 to take the Class of 2011 Bowl. Harvard won the Vogel Cup for their overall performance. Princeton won the coxswains’ race, although witnesses have video tape of illegal Friday practice, which could nullify the win and give the Cup to Yale.
April, 27