Carmen Cozza, beginning his 29th year as the Yale coach, lamented the turnovers.

Yale coaches, looking for young men on a recruiting mission, found Wilson instead and suggested she apply.

Frank Keefe, the Yale coach, cited another plus, "a great work ethic."

Taylor, the Harvard-educated Yale coach, describes their style as "much more linear than in most international play."

Cozza, who has more victories than any other Yale coach with 179, said, "you feel the tradition when you walk into the Bowl."

Why, some students wondered, had the Harvard coach been so stern and the Yale coach taken his players, both key starters, at their word?

"We're going to win this year," said David Vogel, the Yale coach.

Mr. Vogel, the Yale coach, keeps his racing boats about four years.

"It's the same old story," said Tony Johnson, the Yale coach.

Mr. Allen was the Yale coach for 23 years.