DERBY, Conn. – It was a beautiful day in Derby as the Yale heavyweight crew team raced at the Head of the Housatonic. The 4200-meter race is organized year-to-year by the New Haven Rowing Club. The 2023 race on the Housatonic was canceled due to flooding.
 
"The Head of the Housatonic and competing against Brown, the defending Eastern Sprints Champions, was a great way for us to begin the new season," said Mike Gennaro, Craig W. Johnson '68 Head Coach. "It is always a joy to race on our home course and I am pleased with results from all of our crews."
 
The Results

• Yale's varsity eight boat, led by Harry Geffen, took first place ahead of Brown with a time of 12:29.1, which was four seconds ahead of the Bears' 1V and 16 seconds ahead of their second varsity boat.
• The Bulldogs' third varsity boat finished in fourth (12:49.6), while the second varsity boat took sixth (12:51.0).
• Yale's 4V finished 10th (13:05.5) and the 5V finished 17th (13:52.1).

 
"The first six weeks of the year have been productive, and the squad has been working hard. We have a long way to go until the spring racing season, but spirits are high, and the oarsmen are excited for the road ahead," Gennaro said in closing.
 
Looking Ahead
The Bulldogs will wrap the fall racing season on Sunday, Oct. 20 at the Head of the Charles.