boat race boat race took place march held annually event rowing race crews universities oxford cambridge river thames race won oxford quarter lengths isis won reserve race cambridge won background boat race rowing competition university_of_oxford referred dark blues university_of_cambridge referred light blues race held taken place mile championship course river thames southwest london rivalry major point honour universities followed united_kingdom broadcast worldwide oxford went race reigning champions having won previous year race quarter lengths cambridge held overall lead victories oxford excluding dead heat women boat race took place annual fixture 1960s contest conducted race held river_thames day men main reserve races reserve race contested oxford isis boat cambridge boat held usually takes place prior main boat race days main race weather cambridge boat began sink pushed barges moored crew rescued according boat club president incident impact light blues shall boat race boat race vessel sink race light blues row boat won races oxford craft manufactured swiss firm racing boats boats german rigged number row bow weather continued day race disruption predicted threat real race umpired president rower took cambridge victory race cambridge crew coached rowed cambridge races won blues races rowed times participated race oxford coach rowed dark blues races crews cambridge crew weighed average pounds rower opponents chris brothers row boat race race oxford crew contained single blue boat club president number cambridge saw stroke return oxford following footsteps great grandfather rowed race non british participants race oxford cox cambridge rowers american race oxford won toss elected start surrey station despite prediction poor weather threat race commenced planned time oxford better start half length cambridge advantage middlesex bend light blues second mile_post oxford reacted cambridge push maintain lead extended seconds hammersmith_bridge dark blues continued contain cambridge attempts reduce deficit clear water second advantage pushing away length lead oxford cox steered cambridge boat middlesex seconds ahead barnes bridge oxford won quarter lengths time minutes seconds reserve race false start oxford isis beat cambridge seventh lengths second consecutive victory time minutes seconds 21st running cambridge fourth consecutive victory
The Boat Race 1966