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...than they are, so for us it’s disappointing because we just didn’t work well.”The varsity eight—racing in the last event of the day—was forced to row at high tide and through a strong headwind that created choppy water and high-rolling waves. “To Brown’s credit, they handled the conditions much better than we did,” Medioli said. “Ideally, the conditions shouldn’t play a big role, but in this case they...
...calm conditions were a pleasant surprise. “The conditions were really good we were expecting lots of wind and heavy waves,” Morris said, “The current was pulling us down the race course.” As the races progressed, a slight headwind turned to become a slight tailwind, which combined with tidal currents that strengthened over the morning helped to push and pull the boats through the course. Light rain over flat water kept conditions cool. “Each race was faster than the last. The river added...
...Sixth-ranked Harvard was racing third-ranked Brown for the Stein Cup, which the Bears won last year, breaking the Crimson’s five-year hold on it. The Harvard oarsmen had to contend not only with their human opponents, though, but with a headwind that battled them fiercely every stroke...
...conditions were terrible, and there was an enormous headwind, which meant the boat was copping a bit of flak,” said sophomore Tom Fleming, the five-seat whose oar was lost. “Around the 1000-meter mark, as we started to push ahead of Brown, I noticed that bits were falling off my blade. I managed to take about another 10 to 15 strokes before, unfortunately, the blade simply broke in two because of the pressure forced on the oar without something to leverage against...
...it’s easier to be strong in the middle when you give yourself a bit of leeway like we did,” said Adomanis, who is also a Crimson editorial editor.“Towards the end of the course there was a bit of a headwind, so we were finding it harder to move forward,” he added. “You can never sit on your laurels too much in a sport, and the next step is to work on that a bit—the end of the race, the sprint...