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...utilized good strategy on the 2000-meter course, getting off the lane quickly and then rowing at a quicker cadence (371/2 stokes per minute) then the Harvard boat. While tiring in the final stage of the race MIT was aided by a strong tailwind and managed to hang...
...Crimson lights, after surrendering a boatlength lead halfway through the race, started moving on the Engineers at the 1500-meter point. In the last 60 strokes Harvard increased its cadence and closed the gap--almost. "We just ran out of space," bow man Justin Kermond said yesterday. "In a tailwind situation like Saturday's it's a lot harder to catch a boat...
...Crimson lightweights mimicked the heavies by getting a quick jump on Coast Guard in the first 500 meters and then riding the tailwind on the Charles to victory. The worsening of the water conditions as a result of the heavyweight races made it tougher for Coast Guard to make up its early deficit...
...Terriers weight advantage was negated by the strong tailwind, while the Crimson's controlled, steady strokes were well-suited to the rough water...
With winds gusting up to 25 miles per hour, the less experienced women's JV and novice crews were unable to match the varsity's success. The JV eight placed third, a boat's length behind Cornell and several lengths behind Princeton. "We were racing in a screaming tailwind and we just weren't used to it," Kate Butler, the JV stroke, said, adding, "We're pretty inexperienced, and we just got rattled...