Word: boatful
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...nine men on the varsity rowed together in 1976 on the second freshmen boat ever to win the Thames Challenge in England's Henley Regatta. This cohesive unit, now seniors, represents the bulk of the eight now rated as a favorite to take the 1979 national championship...
...boat, after surprising everyone by grabbing a full-length lead after the first 15 strokes, had trouble settling and battled wakes for the full 2000 meters, still managing...
...battle of the heavyweight best. It had been called a preview of the May 12 Sprints. But on an unusually calm Charles River, the event turned out to be little more than a continuation of the past three years, as a powerful Yale eight smoked an upset-minded Radcliffe boat by an open-water, 10-second margin...
...Cliffe boat jumped the starting line unnoticed at a terrifying 45 stroke-per-minute cadence and settled to a 38 at about the 250-meter mark, two seats ahead of Yale...
Though LaFollette said she wanted her boat to settle a second time into its usual 35-36 cadence, the heavies never could gain the relaxed stroke; and from the 1000-meter point, the bruising race was more blue than black as the Yale women, known for their last-minute sprints, rowed in with the victory...