Harvard–Yale Regatta

The Harvard–Yale Regatta or Yale-Harvard Boat Race (often abbreviated The Race) is an annual rowing race between the men's heavyweight rowing crews of Harvard University and Yale University. First contested in 1852, it has been held annually since 1859 except during major wars fought by the United States besides the COVID-19 pandemic. The Race is America's oldest collegiate athletic competition, pre-dating The Game by 23 years. It is sometimes referred to as the "Yale-Harvard" regatta, though most official regatta programs brand it "Harvard-Yale."[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

The Harvard–Yale Regatta
Contested by
Yale Harvard
Information
First boat race August 3, 1852
Annual event since July 26, 1859
Current champion Yale
Downstream record Harvard, 18:22.4 (1980)
Upstream record Yale, 18:35.8 (2015)
Course Thames River,
New London, Connecticut
Course length 4 miles (6.4 km)
Trophy The Sexton Cup, The F. Valentine Chappell Trophy, The New London Cup, The James Snider Cup, and The Hoyt C. Pease and Robert Chappell Jr. Trophy
Number of wins
Yale Harvard
58 95

Originally rowed on Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire, it has since moved to the Thames River, near New London, Connecticut. Although other locations for the race have included the Connecticut River at Springfield, Massachusetts, and Lake Quinsigamond at Worcester, Massachusetts, the Thames has hosted The Race on all but five occasions since 1878 and both teams have erected permanent training camps on the Thames at Gales Ferry for Yale and at Red Top for Harvard.

The race has been exclusively between Yale and Harvard except for 1897, when the race was held as part of a three-boat race with Cornell on the Hudson River at Poughkeepsie, New York, where, although it lost to Cornell, Yale was deemed the winner of the Harvard-Yale race. Due to COVID-19, there will be no Yale-Harvard Regatta in 2020, the first cancellation since 1945. [10][11]

History

On May 24, 1843, with the arrival of the shell Whitehall in New Haven, Yale University founded the first collegiate crew in the United States.[12] A year later, Harvard founded their boat club.[13] These boat clubs served primarily a social purpose,[13] until Yale's 1852 issuance of a challenge to Harvard "to test the superiority of the oarsmen of the two colleges".[11] Dr. James M. Whiton (Yale 1853) and Joseph Mansfield Brown (Harvard 1853) were the prime movers in bringing about the race. The idea of a race was suggested by James N. Elkins, the superintendent of the Boston, Concord and Montreal Railroad, during a train journey with Dr. Whiton.[14] The first Harvard–Yale Boat Race—and the first American intercollegiate sporting event—took place on August 3, 1852. In this two-mile (3.2 km) contest, Harvard's Oneida prevailed over Yale's Shawmut by about two lengths, with Yale's Undine finishing third.[12] The first place prize was a pair of black walnut, silver-inscribed trophy oars. The trophy oars were awarded to Harvard by General Franklin Pierce who in 1853 became the 14th President of the United States of America. Today the 1852 trophy oars are the oldest intercollegiate athletic prize in North America.[15]

The race distance was increased to three miles (4.8 km) for the second rendition in 1855 and to the current four miles (6.4 km) in 1876. The Oxford–Cambridge Boat Race is the only longer side-by-side rowing event in the world, though slower stream makes the Yale–Harvard Race one to three minutes longer.[16]

"The Rock" at Bartlett's Cove during the 2010 Harvard–Yale Regatta

Originally the race was just between the varsity crews but there are now three events: the 2-mile (3.2-km) freshman race, the 3-mile (4.8-km) junior varsity race, and the 4-mile (6.4-km) varsity race.[17] The varsity crews compete for the Sexton Cup, the junior varsity for the F. Valentine Chappell Trophy, and the freshman for the New London Cup.[17] The Hoyt C. Pease and Robert Chappell Jr. Trophies are awarded to the team that wins the majority of the three races.[17]

Typically the day before the freshman, junior varsity and varsity races, there is a two-mile (3.2 km) race between the spares for both crews. These "combination" boats are made up of second freshman boat and third varsity boat rowers (i.e. the "combi" or "combo" race). The winner of this race gets the James P. Snider Cup, as well as the right to paint its school's colors on the "rock" at Bartlett's Cove for the next day's races.[18] Currently Harvard leads the varsity series at 95–55, the second varsity (JV) at 75–38, and the freshman series at 72–39–1. Yale holds the upstream course record with its time of 18:35.8 in 2015.[19] The Crimson set the downstream—and Thames River course—mark of 18:22.4 in 1980.

Trophies

The Sexton Cup is presented to the winner of the varsity heavyweight race. The trophy is actually a combination of two former rowing trophies: The bottom is the original base of the Sexton Cup, with year-by-year results of race winners, while the upper portion retains the Yale and Harvard seals from the trophy which was awarded to the winner of the (now discontinued) graduate eights race.

The F. Valentine Chappell Trophy is presented to the winner of the second varsity heavyweight race. Previously used for a discontinued event in this regatta, it was redesignated in 1983 to be awarded to the victor in the junior varsity contest.

The New London Cup is presented to the winner of the freshman race. The city of New London donated this silver award in celebration of its bicentennial and it is inscribed with the Seal of the City of New London and engraved with a ship bearing "Mare Liberium" (Freedom of the Seas). As of 2014, both schools began boating a 3V lineup for this race, rather than an all-freshmen lineup.

The Hoyt C. Pease and Robert Chappell Jr. Trophy is presented to the crews who win two or more of the varsity, junior varsity, and freshmen races. This sterling silver bowl was donated by George Pew, Yale Class of 1958, in honor of Pease and Chappell with the inscription: "Named in honor of their great contribution over four decades to the spirit and success of The Boat Race."

The James Snider Cup is awarded to the winning crew of the Combination race of the Harvard–Yale Regatta, which is held annually in New London, Connecticut. The Combination crews are typically composed of rowers from the third varsity and second freshman boats of their respective programs. Traditionally the two crews race a 2-mile (3.2-km) course the day before the Regatta, with the winning crew earning both possession of the Cup and the right to paint the large rock surface south of Bartlett's Cove—typically the most popular viewing spot for the Regatta's main events the next day—with their school's colors.

The James P. Snider Cup was dedicated in honor of James P. "Jamie Sniderman" Snider by the Yale Heavyweight Crew Class of 2005 following the Harvard–Yale Regatta held on June 11, 2005. The cup was donated in honor of Jamie's years of dedicated service to both the Yale Heavyweight Crew and the Yale Crew program as a whole. In 1995 and 1996 Jamie served as an assistant coach of the Yale Women's Crew, leading the 1995 Third Varsity to a 10–4 record. After becoming an assistant with the Men's Heavyweight squad, Jamie led the 1997 Third Varsity Crew to an undefeated season, an Eastern Sprints Gold Medal, and a victory in the Combination Race of the Harvard–Yale Regatta. Jamie's 1999 Combination crew earned the right to paint the rock as well. Currently, Jamie serves as the assistant coach of the Women's Program. In 2006 he led his Third Varsity Four to a third-place finish at the Eastern Sprints, and in 2007, 2008, 2009 he coached the Varsity Four to gold medals at Eastern Sprints and a sixth, sixth and third-place finish at NCAAs.

In addition to coaching Yale crews during the season, Jamie has served as caretaker of Gales Ferry, the home and training site for the Yale Men's Heavyweight Crew during preparation for the Harvard–Yale Regatta since 1878. He has also served as Director of the Yale University Community Rowing Program since its inception in the summer of 1999. Originally established as a small pilot program, the program has since grown to include over 100 youth participants annually, providing rowing opportunities for organizations such as the National Youth Sports Program, American School for the Deaf, and the Connecticut Special Olympics.

Yale Varsity bow four 2007

Results

Varsity race

  • Number of wins: Harvard, 95; Yale, 58
  • Most consecutive victories: Harvard, 18 (1963–1980)
  • Course downstream record: Harvard, 1980 – 18 min 22.4 sec; average speed 13.1 miles per hour (21.1 km/h)
  • Course upstream record: Yale, 2019 – 18 min 30.9 sec; average speed 12.9 miles per hour (20.8 km/h)
  • Narrowest winning margin: 0.2 sec (Yale, 1914)
  • Largest winning margin: 1 min 43 sec (Harvard, 1879)
Harvard–Yale Regatta varsity race results[20][21][22][23]
No.DateSiteLength
(miles)
DirectionWinnerHarvard
time
Yale
time
Harvard
total
Yale
total
1August 3, 1852
1853–1854 no races
Winnipesaukee2Harvard(+2 lengths)1
2July 21, 1855Springfield3Harvard22:4724:002
3July 26, 1859Worcester3Harvard19:1820:183
4July 24, 1860
1861–1864 no races
Worcester3Harvard18:5319:05.54
5July 29, 1864Worcester3Yale19:43.519:0141
6July 28, 1865Worcester3Yale19:0918:42.542
7July 26, 1866Worcester3Harvard18:43.519:1052
8July 19, 1867Worcester3Harvard18:12.7519:25.562
9July 24, 1868Worcester3Harvard17:48.518:38.572
10July 23, 1869Worcester3Harvard18:0218:1182
11July 22, 1870
1871 no race[lower-alpha 1]
Worcester3Harvard20:30(fouled)[a]92
12July 24, 1872Springfield[lower-alpha 2]3Harvard16:5718:13102
13July 17, 1873Springfield[lower-alpha 3]3Yale(uncertain)16:59103
14July 18, 1874Saratoga[lower-alpha 4]3Harvard16:56(disabled)[b]113
15July 14, 1875Saratoga[lower-alpha 5]3Harvard17:0517:14.5123
16June 30, 1876Springfield[lower-alpha 6][lower-alpha 7]4Yale22:3122:02124
17June 30, 1877Springfield4Harvard24:3624:43134
18June 28, 1878New London4DownstreamHarvard20:44.7521:29144
19June 27, 1879New London4DownstreamHarvard22:1523:58154
20July 1, 1880New London4DownstreamYale25:0924:27155
21July 1, 1881New London4DownstreamYale22:1922:13156
22June 30, 1882New London4DownstreamHarvard20:47.520:50.5166
23June 28, 1883New London4DownstreamHarvard25:46.525:59176
24June 26, 1884New London4DownstreamYale20:4820:31177
25June 26, 1885New London4DownstreamHarvard25:15.526:30187
26July 2, 1886New London4UpstreamYale21:0520:42188
27July 1, 1887New London4DownstreamYale23:10.522:56189
28June 29, 1888New London4DownstreamYale21:2420:101810
29June 28, 1889New London4UpstreamYale21:5521:301811
30June 27, 1890New London4DownstreamYale21:4021:29[c]1812
31June 26, 1891New London4UpstreamHarvard21:2321:571912
32July 1, 1892New London4DownstreamYale21:42.520:481913
33June 30, 1893New London4DownstreamYale25:1525:01.51914
34June 28, 1894New London4DownstreamYale24:3823:45.51915
35June 28, 1895
1896 no race
New London4DownstreamYale22:0521:301916
36June 25, 1897Poughkeepsie4Yale[d]21:0020:441917
37June 23, 1898New London4UpstreamYale[d]24:3524:021918
38June 29, 1899New London4DownstreamHarvard20:52.521:132018
39June 28, 1900New London4DownstreamYale21:37.421:12.82019
40June 27, 1901New London4DownstreamYale23:4523:372020
41June 26, 1902New London4DownstreamYale20:3320:202021
42June 25, 1903New London4DownstreamYale20:29.6[lower-alpha 8]20:19.82022
43July 1, 1904New London4UpstreamYale22:1021:40.52023
44June 29, 1905New London4UpstreamYale22:3622:33.52024
45June 28, 1906New London4DownstreamHarvard23:0223:112124
46June 27, 1907New London4UpstreamYale21:1321:102125
47June 25, 1908New London4UpstreamHarvard24:10(not taken)2225
48July 11, 1909New London4UpstreamHarvard21:5022:102325
49June 30, 1910New London4DownstreamHarvard20:46.521:042425
50June 30, 1911New London4DownstreamHarvard22:4423:40.5[e]2525
51June 21, 1912New London4DownstreamHarvard21:43.522:042625
52June 20, 1913New London4DownstreamHarvard21:4222:202725
53June 19, 1914New London4UpstreamYale21:16.221:162726
54June 25, 1915New London4UpstreamYale21:13.520:522727
55June 23, 1916
1917 no race
New London4DownstreamHarvard20:0220:172827
56June 1, 1918Derby, CT2Harvard10:5811:042927
57June 20, 1919New London4DownstreamYale21:47.621:42.22928
58June 25, 1920New London4UpstreamHarvard23:1123:463028
59June 24, 1921New London4DownstreamYale20:44.220:413029
60June 23, 1922New London4UpstreamYale22:0621:533030
61June 22, 1923New London4DownstreamYale22:3522:103031
62June 20, 1924New London4DownstreamYale22:1121:58.43032
63June 19, 1925New London4UpstreamYale20:32.420:263033
64June 25, 1926New London4UpstreamYale20:21.620:14.43034
65June 24, 1927New London4DownstreamHarvard22:35.122:393134
66June 22, 1928New London4DownstreamYale20:5620:21.63135
67June 21, 1929New London4UpstreamYale21:3921:203136
68June 20, 1930New London4DownstreamYale20:30.820:09.43137
69June 19, 1931New London4DownstreamHarvard22:2122:303237
70June 24, 1932New London4DownstreamHarvard21:2921:423337
71June 16, 1933New London4DownstreamHarvard22:46.622:53.63437
72June 22, 1934New London4DownstreamYale20:01.619:51.83438
73June 22, 1935New London4UpstreamYale21:0420:193439
74June 19, 1936New London4UpstreamHarvard20:1920:40.63539
75June 25, 1937New London4UpstreamHarvard20:0220:06.23639
76June 24, 1938New London4UpstreamHarvard20:2020:23.83739
77June 23, 1939New London4DownstreamHarvard20:48.420:533839
78June 21, 1940New London4UpstreamHarvard21:3822:093939
79June 14, 1941New London4DownstreamHarvard20:4020:53.44039
80May 23, 1942
1943-1945 no race[23]
Derby2Harvard10:09.610:20.84139
81June 1, 1946Cambridge1.75[f]Harvard9:189:384239
82June 18, 1947[23]New London4UpstreamHarvard20:4020:464339
83June 25, 1948New London4DownstreamHarvard19:21.419:234439
84June 24, 1949New London4UpstreamYale19:54.219:52.84440
85June 23, 1950New London4DownstreamHarvard21:36.421:37.24540
86June 22, 1951New London4DownstreamHarvard21:2621:48.84640
87June 20, 1952[lower-alpha 9]New London4UpstreamYale22:52.822:48.84641
88June 12, 1953New London4UpstreamHarvard20:0920:204741
89June 19, 1954New London4DownstreamYale22:0221:58.44742
90June 17, 1955New London4UpstreamYale20:1020:054743
91June 16, 1956New London4DownstreamYale19:47.419:264744
92June 15, 1957New London4UpstreamYale21:0420:35.24745
93June 14, 1958New London4UpstreamYale22:5222:394746
94June 13, 1959New London4DownstreamHarvard19:5220:024846
95June 18, 1960New London4DownstreamHarvard19:41.220:08.64946
96June 17, 1961New London4DownstreamHarvard22:0022:29.55046
97June 16, 1962New London4UpstreamYale21:2721:265047
98June 16, 1963New London4DownstreamHarvard19:4720:155147
99June 20, 1964New London4UpstreamHarvard20:48.221:065247
100June 19, 1965New London4DownstreamHarvard19:41.620:215347
101June 18, 1966New London4UpstreamHarvard19:4420:065447
102June 17, 1967New London4DownstreamHarvard22:43.423:08.25547
103June 15, 1968New London4DownstreamHarvard20:2121:05.45647
104June 14, 1969New London4UpstreamHarvard19:37.220:09.25747
105June 13, 1970New London4DownstreamHarvard22:0522:345847
106June 19, 1971New London4UpstreamHarvard20:0620:52[f]5947
107June 17, 1972New London4DownstreamHarvard20:34.820:55.36047
108June 16, 1973New London4DownstreamHarvard19:52.820:39.36147
109May 18, 1974Cambridge3UpstreamHarvard16:2317:346247
110June 7, 1975New London4UpstreamHarvard22:0722:496347
111May 22, 1976New London4UpstreamHarvard23:43.924:47.96447
112May 22, 1977New London2UpstreamHarvard9:42.69:57.76547
113June 10, 1978New London4UpstreamHarvard23:2623:396647
114June 9, 1979New London4UpstreamHarvard19:22.919:25.46747
115June 7, 1980New London4DownstreamHarvard18:22.418:30.86847
116May 31, 1981New London4UpstreamYale21:39.621:28.66848
117June 12, 1982New London4DownstreamYale20:07.819:51.86849
118June 5, 1983New London4UpstreamYale21:0320:456850
119June 3, 1984New London4UpstreamYale21:23.1621:106851
120June 8, 1985New London4UpstreamHarvard19:41.119:57.96951
121June 7, 1986New London4UpstreamHarvard20:22.420:357051
122June 6, 1987New London4UpstreamHarvard22:0722:39.97151
123June 5, 1988New London4UpstreamHarvard20:50.420:58.97251
124June 10, 1989New London4DownstreamHarvard19:15.319:53.67351
125June 9, 1990New London4UpstreamHarvard19:36.020:06.57451
126June 1, 1991New London4DownstreamHarvard21:18.521:30.57551
127June 6, 1992New London4DownstreamHarvard19:08.319:45.67651
128June 5, 1993New London4UpstreamHarvard19:09.319:21.77751
129June 4, 1994New London4UpstreamHarvard18:52.418:59.97851
130June 10, 1995New London4UpstreamHarvard18:41.918:45.57951
131June 8, 1996New London4DownstreamYale20:08.520:01.97952
132June 1, 1997New London4UpstreamHarvard22:06.822:10.38052
133June 6, 1998New London4UpstreamHarvard21:32.321:53.78152
134June 5, 1999New London4DownstreamYale20:51.9820:45.948153
135June 10, 2000New London4UpstreamHarvard19:44.419:54.28253
136June 8, 2001New London4UpstreamHarvard18:55.619:32.78353
137June 8, 2002New London4UpstreamHarvard19:02.519:43.88453
138June 7, 2003New London4UpstreamHarvard18:54.419:44.28553
139June 12, 2004New London4UpstreamHarvard18:42.119:06.88653
140June 11, 2005New London4UpstreamHarvard19:20.420:00.08753
141June 11, 2006New London4UpstreamHarvard23:22.623:30.48853
142June 9, 2007New London4UpstreamYale19:58.019:57.58854
143June 14, 2008New London4UpstreamHarvard18:54.119:01.68954
144June 13, 2009New London4DownstreamHarvard21:25.621:45.19054
145May 29, 2010New London4UpstreamHarvard19:40.319:46.29154
146May 28, 2011New London4UpstreamHarvard19:05.719:19.19254
147May 26, 2012New London4UpstreamHarvard19:41.319:51.29354
148June 9, 2013New London4UpstreamHarvard21:17.621:41.39454
149June 7, 2014New London4UpstreamHarvard19:32.319:46.49554
150June 7, 2015New London4UpstreamYale18:52.618:35.89555
151June 12, 2016New London4UpstreamNo Official Result[h]Boat Sunk30:419555
152June 10, 2017New London4UpstreamYale19:02.118:56.19556
153June 9, 2018New London4UpstreamYale18:58.918:51.09557
154June 8, 2019
2020 no race
New London4UpstreamYale18:35.818:30.99558

a. ^ Yale ran into Harvard, which was leading at the turning stake.

b. ^ Yale collided with Harvard.

c. ^ Yale stroke broke oar and dove overboard. Yale still won the race.

d. ^ Triangular races included Cornell. Cornell won.

e. ^ Yale stroke ejected from shell near three-mile mark.

f. ^ Shortest race in series history.

g. ^ Yale's seven seat lost oar and dove overboard at two-mile mark.

h. ^ The Harvard boat swamped in rough conditions, and the race was abandoned with Yale ahead. The race was declared to have no official result in January 2017, following an appeal.[24][25][26][27]

Junior Varsity race

  • Number of wins: Harvard, 77; Yale, 40
  • Most consecutive victories: Harvard, 9 (1967-1975)
  • Narrowest winning margin: 0.2 sec (Yale, 1952)
  • Largest winning margin: 1 min 20.5 sec (Yale, 1981)
Harvard–Yale Regatta junior varsity race results[23]
No.DateSiteLengthDirectionWinnerHarvard
time
Yale
time
Harvard
total
Yale
total
11899Harvard10:51(+15 lengths)1
21900Harvard(+6 lengths)2
31901Harvard(+6 lengths)3
41902Harvard(+3 lengths)4
51903Yale(+3 lengths)10:59.441
61904Harvard(narrowly)51
71905Harvard(open water)61
81906Yale(+24 seconds)62
91907Yale63
101908Yale(+3 lengths)10:33.564
111909Harvard(+9 seconds)74
121910Harvard(+6 lengths)84
131911Harvard(+4 lengths)94
141912Harvard(+10 lengths)104
151913Harvard(+18 seconds)114
161914Harvard(+7 lengths)124
171915Yale(+1/2 length)125
181916
1917 no race
Harvard(+1/2 length)135
191918Yale(+3/4 length)136
201919Harvard(+8 lengths)146
211920Yale147
221921Harvard157
231922Harvard167
241923Yale10:28.410:10168
251924Yale10:4510:41169
261925Yale10:029:501610
271926Harvard10:36.610:43.61710
281927Yale9:299:23.41711
291928Yale11:04.810:45.41712
301929Yale11:12.211:001713
311930Harvard11:07.211:10.61813
321931Yale10:5410:431814
331932Harvard8:00.68:05.21914
341933Harvard11:48.211:49.22014
351934Yale9:48.69:40.22015
361935Yale9:56.49:562016
371936Yale11:08.410:52.42017
381937Yale11:59.411:56.22018
391938Harvard10:2710:30.42118
401939Harvard9:359:392218
411940Harvard11:33.411:41.22318
421941Harvard10:06.810:10.62418
431942
1943-1945 no race
Harvard10:30.810:39.42518
441946Harvard2618
451947Harvard9:429:472718
461948Harvard9:309:34.42818
471949Yale9:42.69:36.02819
481950Harvard10:59.211:08.02919
491951Harvard10:08.010:11.63019
501952Yale11:05.411:05.23020
511953Harvard9:46.09:56.43120
521954Harvard10:44.810:52.43220
531955Yale10:01.09:53.43221
541956Yale9:51.09:44.03222
551957Yale16:15.216:04.23223
561958Yale17:29.617:05.63224
571959Harvard15:50.016:00.03324
581960Harvard15:20.015:22.23424
591961Yale16:28.016:22.53425
601962Yale15:56.615:49.03426
611963Harvard15:4516:02.43526
621964Harvard15:33.215:41.23626
631965Harvard15:54.916:11.03726
641966Yale14:23.014:12.03727
651967Harvard18:15.418:27.43827
661968Harvard16:02.016:14.03927
671969Harvard14:43.515:07.04027
681970Harvard17:35.018:24.04127
691971Harvard15:10.815:20.64227
701972Harvard15:32.115:43.14327
711973Harvard15.19.416:02.44427
721974Harvard10:5811:384527
731975Harvard16:4617:094627
741976Yale17:43.817:344628
751977Harvard10:01.610:15.84728
761978Harvard18:01.018:29.44828
771979Yale14:3814:284829
781980Yale14:45.814:18.04830
791981Yale17:04.715:44.24831
801982Yale15:32.015:19.04832
811983UpstreamHarvard15:24.715:30.84932
821984Harvard16:48.517:13.115032
831985Harvard14:23.514:47.05132
841986Harvard15:05.915:21.05232
851987Yale17:05.016:53.65233
861988Harvard15:10.015:18.05333
871989Harvard15:05.215:20.75433
881990Harvard14:57.015:09.45533
891991Yale16:00.815:43.55534
901992Harvard14:40.614:55.45634
911993Harvard14:27.714:56.85734
921994Harvard13:51.714:00.65834
931995Harvard13:54.714:11.85934
94June 8, 1996Yale16:42.416:37.65935
95June 1, 1997Harvard13:57.214:11.66035
96June 6, 1998Harvard16:12.616:18.46135
97June 5, 1999Harvard16:17.716:26.66235
98June 10, 2000Harvard15:01.215:15.76335
99June 3, 2001Harvard14:23.714:37.56435
100June 8, 2002Harvard14:19.014:45.86535
101June 7, 2003Harvard13:57.014:31.26635
102June 12, 2004Harvard13:46.114:16.46735
103June 11, 2005Yale14:32.914:12.96736
104June 11, 2006Harvard16:22.016:30.16836
105June 9, 2007Yale15:45.015:27.06837
106June 14, 2008Harvard14:03.214:23.46937
107June 13, 2009Harvard16:16.916:19.27037
108May 29, 2010Harvard14:46.815:02.47137
109May 28, 2011Harvard13:3814:087237
110May 26, 2012Harvard14:55.515:27.27337
111June 9, 2013Harvard16:24.916:30.97437
112June 7, 2014Harvard14:15.714:33.17537
113June 7, 2015Yale13:47.913:43.67538
114June 12, 2016Harvard18:06.918:14.57638
115June 10, 2017New London3UpstreamYale14:39.014:30.97639
116June 9, 2018New London3UpstreamYale13:58.713:53.27640
117June 8, 2019New London3UpstreamHarvard14:11.114:23.17740

Freshman/Third Varsity race

  • Number of wins: Harvard, 75; Yale, 40 (1 dead heat)
  • Most consecutive victories: Harvard, 11 (1965-1976)
  • Narrowest winning margin: 0.4 sec (Yale, 1935)
  • Largest winning margin: 46 sec (Harvard, 1940)
Harvard–Yale Regatta freshman/third varsity race results
No.DateSiteLengthDirectionWinnerHarvard
time
Yale
time
Harvard
total
Yale
total
11893Yale(+6 lengths)1
21894Yale(+12 lengths)2
31895Yale(+8 lengths)3
41897Yale(+2 lengths)4
51898Yale(canvas)5
61899Harvard9:33.5(+2 lengths)15
71900Harvard(+6 lengths)25
81901Yale(+5 lengths)10:24.526
91902Tie10:1310:1326
101903Yale(+1 length)9:4327
111904Yale(canvas)28
121905Harvard(+1 length)38
131906Yale(+1/2 length)39
141907Harvard(+1 length)49
151908Harvard9:38.559
161909Harvard(+37 seconds)69
171910Harvard(+2 lengths)79
181911Yale(+1/2 length)710
191912Harvard(+1/2 length)810
201913Harvard(+1 length)910
211914Harvard(+4 lengths)1010
221915Yale(+2 lengths)1011
231916
1917 no race
Harvard(+1/2 length)1111
241918
1919-1922 no race
Harvard(+2 lengths)1211
251923Yale10:4610:27.61212
261924Yale10:4510:331213
271925Yale10:019:57.41214
281926Harvard11:0011:12.61314
291927Yale9:22.49:181315
301928Yale10:43.410:331316
311929Yale11:09.611:071317
321930Harvard11:02.811:17.61417
331931Yale10:35.410:251418
341932Yale8:30.88:16.21419
351933Yale12:26.412:06.41420
361934Yale9:519:47.61421
371935Yale9:46.49:461422
381936Harvard11:0111:051522
391937Yale12:2312:14.21523
401938Harvard10:0510:14.41623
411939Harvard10:2010:30.81723
421940Harvard11:5312:391823
431941Harvard9:51.410:01.81923
441942
1943-1946 no race
Harvard10:16.610:29.42023
451947Yale9:479:432024
461948Harvard9:349:41.42124
471949Harvard9:32.09:34.62224
481950Harvard11:06.211:16.02324
491951Harvard10:27.410:42.32424
501952Harvard11:33.411:40.42524
511953Yale9:44.59:43.02525
521954Harvard11:06.411:25.02625
531955Yale9:499:402626
541956Yale9:52.19:38.22627
551957Yale10:35.010:29.02628
561958Harvard11:1311:172728
571959Yale10:45.910:44.42729
581960Harvard10:12.1010:17.42829
591961Yale11:14.010:54.82830
601962Harvard9:43.89:48.42930
611963Harvard9:35.09:45.03030
621964Yale10:05.010:01.03031
631965Harvard10:45.210:57.23131
641966Harvard9:23.49:32.43231
651967Harvard11:51.012:14.43331
661968Harvard10:45.511:02.93431
671969
1970 no race
Harvard9:53.310:01.13531
681971Harvard9:29.49:48.43631
691972Harvard9:58.7(+7 lengths)3731
701973Harvard10:29.510:34.93831
711974Harvard11:1011:193931
721975Harvard11:0111:054031
731976Harvard11:13.611:27.64131
741977Yale9:56.89:51.64132
751978Harvard11:56.012:13.24232
761979Harvard9:05.49:09.24332
771980Yale9:48.09:42.94333
781981Yale10:46.510:42.04334
791982Harvard9:59.010:13.04434
801983Harvard10:10.710:26.74534
811984Harvard10:1810:36.44634
821985Yale9:23.59:19.64635
831986Harvard10:04.610:27.34735
841987Harvard11:31.011:50.64835
851988Harvard10:01.610:12.24935
861989Harvard10:19.810:21.65035
871990Harvard10:03.310:21.85135
881991Harvard10:34.510:43.85235
891992Harvard10:01.710:26.55335
901993Harvard10:01.710:07.65435
911994Harvard9:22.69:41.25535
921995Yale9:018:495536
93June 8, 1996Yale11:06.410:43.05537
94June 1, 1997Harvard10:5310:575637
95June 6, 1998Harvard10:4510:525737
96June 5, 1999Harvard10:36.9710:47.145837
97June 10, 2000Yale9:42.69:33.35838
98June 3, 2001Harvard9:39.49:56.85938
99June 8, 2002Harvard9:23.49:38.86038
100June 7, 2003Harvard9:49.410:06.86138
101June 12, 2004Harvard8:46.18:50.06238
102June 11, 2005Harvard9:06.19:13.66338
103June 10, 2006Yale11:05.011:04.56339
104June 9, 2007Harvard10:01.1310:11.696439
105June 14, 2008Harvard8:53.89:01.36539
106June 13, 2009Harvard10:43.210:50.16639
107May 29, 2010[28]UpstreamHarvard9:32.79:47.66739
108May 28, 2011UpstreamHarvard9:03.29:24.26839
109May 26, 2012UpstreamHarvard10:25.610:34.16939
110June 9, 2013UpstreamHarvard10:29.5[a]11:00.8[b]7039
111June 7, 2014UpstreamHarvard9:19.69:22.87139
112June 7, 2015UpstreamHarvard9:23.09:27.47239
113June 12, 2016UpstreamHarvard11:39.712:23.17339
114June 10, 2017UpstreamYale9:39.99:33.77340
115June 9, 2018New London2UpstreamHarvard9:08.429:11.327440
116June 8, 2019New London2UpstreamHarvard9:49.89:55.67540

a. ^ Final time an entry was composed entirely of freshmen.[29]

b. ^ Yale's 3V8 competed in this event.[30]

Combination race

Begun in 1920,[23] the combination boat is manned by rowers from the third varsity and second freshman boats, the strongest substitutes available to the junior varsity and freshman boats.

  • Number of wins: Harvard, 18; Yale, 5
No.DateSiteLengthDirectionWinnerHarvard
time
Yale
time
Harvard
total
Yale
total
11938Harvard1
21963Harvard(+1/2 length)2
3June 3, 1994New London2Yale(+1/2 length)21
4June 9, 1995New London2Harvard31
5June 7, 1996New London2Yale+17 secs32
6June 5, 1998New London2Harvard42
7June 4, 1999New London2Yale43
8June 11, 2004New London2Harvard10:09.410:18.053
9June 10, 2005[a]New London2Yale9:21.99:17.454
10June 9, 2006New London2Harvard64
11June 8, 2007New London2Harvard9:29.369:39.7974
12June 13, 2008New London2Harvard8:55.39:07.484
13June 12, 2009New London2Harvard94
14May 28, 2010New London2Harvard+4 secs104
15May 27, 2011New London2Harvard9:289:40114
16May 25, 2012New London2Harvard11:2211:48124
17June 8, 2013New London2Harvard11:55.011:58.6134
18June 6, 2014New London2Harvard12:40.6413:54.20144
19June 6, 2015New London2Harvard9:4810:16154
20June 11, 2016New London2Harvard9:36.679:54.86164
21June 9, 2017New London2Harvard9:5010:04174
22June 8, 2018New London2Yale9:27.79:23.2175
23June 7, 2019New London2Yale9:57.29:55.0176

a. ^ This was the inaugural contest for the James P. Snider Cup.

See also

Notes

  1. The first regatta of the Rowing Association of American Colleges was held July 21, 1871, at Ingleside, Massachusetts, on the Connecticut River. Massachusetts Agricultural College won the university race with Harvard second and Brown University third. Yale did not participate (nor join the RAAC) but continued to dispute its disqualification in the 1870 race with Harvard.
    "Record of the College Regattas: From the Winnipeseogee Contest in 1852 to that of Yesterday". The New York Times. July 15, 1875.
  2. In the RAAC university race of 1872, Harvard finished second and Yale sixth among six entries. Amherst College won in 16:32.8 or 24.2 seconds ahead of Harvard. The crew generally rowed 40 to 46 strokes per minute.
    "The College Regatta: A Victory for Amherst. Another Surprise—Amherst the winners in 16:32 4-5, the best time on record ...". New York Tribune. July 25, 1872. p. 1.
    According to The New York Times, "A very strong current and quite a fresh breeze helped them along".
  3. In the RAAC university race of 1873, Yale was finally declared the winner and the other places were not declared. "Shortly before midnight the referee announced that he would only decide upon the first position for the time being, and Yale he declared the winner of the race. The decision on other positions are reserved for a future time. Capt. Babcock, the referee, has stated to the Harvard boys that he is compelled technically, to award the University race to Yale, but he stated that the flags were not correctly placed at the finish, and that, consequently, the course on the east shore was much greater than on the west shore. The Harvards claim that the champion flags were awarded to them by the judges, whose judgment, like that of many others, was that Harvard had arrived at the finish in advance of all the crews ..."
    "Referee's Decision: Yale to take the Championship Colors". Boston Daily Globe. July 18, 1873.
  4. After two days of postponements a much diminished crowd watched the university race of the RAAC Regatta at Saratoga in 1874. Columbia won the race (unofficial time 16:42) officially followed by Wesleyan, Harvard, and six others, finally Yale. "It was unanimously acknowledged that Yale had the lead and Harvard second.Harvard's boat then ran into the Yale boat, breaking the latters' rudder."
    San Francisco Chronicle evidently quoting multiple accounts in New York Evening Post
  5. In the RAAC university race of 1875, Harvard finished third and Yale fifth among thirteen boats. Cornell won the race. Yale had been the betting favorite with Cornell second.
    "The News in this City: Intense Excitement Throughout New-York". The New York Times. July 15, 1875. p. 2.
  6. The 1876 Harvard–Yale race introduced both the eight-oar crews with coxswain and the 4-mile distance, two features borrowed from the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race.
    Peter Mallory. The Sport of Rowing: Two Centuries of Competition. Four volumes. Henley-on-Thames, England: River Rowing Museum. 2011. Selections published online in advance as row2k.com Exclusive Features.
    • "Bob Cook: Pilgrimage to Britain – The Bob Cook Stroke". Mallory (2011), vol. 2, ch. 27 (pp. 312–18).
    • "American Collegiate Rowing Takes Shape: Harvard versus Yale – The IRA". Mallory (2011), vol. 2, ch. 28 (pp. 319–29).
    Both featured online by row2k.com in (Mallory, chapters 27–35) (pages 312–60). Retrieved 2013-05-11.
  7. Yale defeated Harvard soundly in a race of eight-oared boats in Springfield on June 30. Harvard continued west to Saratoga for the RAAC Regatta ("the Harvard six", for the Association championship matched "coxless sixes") but Yale did not participate. Harvard did not participate again and the Association disintegrated during the next several years. Regarding the Saratoga and Springfield events: "Yale does not row there, and Harvard will not after this year, but the eight-oared bout between Yale and Harvard, so successfully inaugurated to-day, will undoubtedly become an annual and permanent institution."
    "College Regatta: Yale and Harvard Eight-Oar Crews Try Conclusions. The Contest Takes Place on the Old Connecticut River Course." Chicago Daily Tribune. July 1, 1876. p. 8.
  8. Two sources report time 20:19.6 for Harvard, different but greater times 20:19.8 and 20:29.8 for Yale, and Yale the winner.
  9. Following the race in New London in June, the schools held an exhibition in August on Lake Winnipesaukee to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first regatta. The race followed the original script, with Harvard winning by 2.7 seconds.
    "Harvard, Yale to Race Exhibition in August; Practice Starts Today" and "Harvard–Yale Regatta – 150 Years of Tradition".

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Citations

Further reading

  • Mendenhall, Thomas C. The Harvard–Yale Boat Race 1852–1924 and the coming of sport to the American college (Mystic Seaport Museum, 1970, ISBN 978-0913372647)
  • Whiton, James M. "The First Harvard–Yale Regatta". Outlook LXVIII (June 1901): 286-89.
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