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...events at Henley are staged on the full Henley course, which is 2112 meters. The traditional racing course on the Charles River is 2000 meters, so the distance should not be a source of anxiety, but the system of racing is significantly different from other regattas of the Crimson’s season so racing strategies may have to be altered...
Instead of opening the regatta with heats to determine placement in semi-finals, the repechage or the Grand Final, Henley is based upon head-to-head competition. All of the races are rowed between two boats and the winner of the race goes on to the next round. So with 32 entries in the Temple Challenge Cup, the winner of the event would win six races...
National crews must row in the Grand Challenge Cup, the top event at Henley. Following the Grand Cup is the Ladies’ Challenge Plate, which, contrary to the title, is an event for club and university crews that are below the Grand Cup level...
...Princeton heavyweights are racing in the Ladies’ Plate this year,” said senior Noah Bloom. “The Harvard heavyweights [of 1998] were second in sprints, but then had a really good performance in the Harvard-Yale regatta, so they went [to Henley...
...Crimson also avoids its oldest rival in the Temple Cup this year. Yale is sending its lightweight boat to row at Henley, but regatta rules do not permit the Elis to row in the Temple Cup this year because they won the event last year. Yale will instead break its boat into fours to row in other events...