A determined group of Yale varsity lightweights didn’t want their great run of 2009 to end, and so it was off to Henley Royal Regatta in England to race in the Prince Albert Challenge Cup for student coxed fours. Led by 2009 captain Dan Ensslen ‘09, the crew is also comprised of Andrew Kaiser ‘09, Philip Lang ‘09, captain-elect Brendan McCook ‘10, and cox Ian Schmertzler ‘10.
As a seeded crew, the Elis raced Durham University ‘A’ in the first round, and Yale led at the Barrier and at Fawley, finishing in a time of 7:10 for a 2 & 3/4 length victory. This result sets up a second round match with Imperial College London, who defeated Reading University ‘B’ by 2 & 3/4 lengths in a time of 7:15.
The Prince Albert 4+ is not the only Yale lightweight presence at Henley this year. An alumni crew is rowing as ‘Four Score and Four RC’ in the Thames Cup. 4S&4 has won two rounds to get to Friday’s racing, including coming from behind at both the Barrier and Fawley to defeat Marlow RC by 3/4 of a length in an exciting second round race.