In its second race, the Crimson's time of 5:50.28 over 2,000 meters was a tad faster than Yale's 5:51.6 over the same distance.
Saturday's race, which was originally scheduled for 5:30 p.m., was pushed back to 7 p.m. because of rough water on the Thames.
Last year's race was a Harvard blowout--the Crimson crossed the line at 21:32.3, and the Bulldogs were well-behind at 21:53.7.
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Harvard leads the all-time series, 81-53.
The end of the season also meant the end of the Harvard crew careers of seniors Scott Beal, Dias, Nate Jones, Todd Morgan, Chad Wolfe, Nuzum and Kastner.