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It’s been a tough season so far for the Harvard lightweight crew team. After a third-place finish behind Navy and Georgetown last weekend, the Crimson again found itself finishing last on Saturday morning, this time on the Charles River behind rivals Yale and Princeton...
With only two boats in the varsity eight race, the headline race of the day, the Radcliffe lightweight crew first varsity was edged out by Central Florida by one second. The Black and White regrouped to take the last two races of the day, the varsity four and the novice four. “I don’t think any of us were satisfied with how we raced this weekend,” junior Rebekah Kharrazi said. “This was certainly not the result we were anticipating or would have preferred.” Going into...
...meeting of the titans of lightweight crew, No. 1 and undefeated Princeton hosted No. 3 Radcliffe for three races on Lake Carnegie in New Jersey for the Class of 1999 Cup. Though the Tigers left with the prize, the Black and White made an impressive showing in this Ivy battle, winning the third varsity four. The morning skies cleared just in time for the varsity eight race to kick off a pleasant day for racing. In the varsity eight race, the Tigers held on to a thin, three-second margin to win over the Black and White, finishing...
...Since it began in 2001, more than 150 students have participated. Necessity has sometimes forced them to come up with innovative solutions: For example, the team decided that instead of using a bell housing (which contains the car's clutch) made of expensive magnesium, students designed and built a lightweight substitute made of cheap, sturdy iron. Hayashi won't disclose the car's total development costs, but he says it will cost some $785,000 just to compete at Le Mans. Funds have come from Tokai University, sponsors, and from Hayashi's own pocket. Additional cash is trickling in from...
Blink, and you would have missed it. Early Saturday morning on the Charles River, the Harvard men’s lightweight crew team finished .05 seconds—less time than the blink of an eye—behind Dartmouth to lose the Biglin Bowl for the second time in three years. Despite the varsity eight’s close loss, the team performed strongly as a whole, winning three of the day’s five races. Additionally, the varsity eight, novice eight, and second novice eight all handily defeated MIT, as the Engineers finished at a distant third...