boat race boat race took place april held annually boat race rowing race crews universities oxford cambridge river thames oxford crew marginally heavier opponents saw participants return compared cambridge umpired time oxford rower cambridge won lengths time minutes seconds race history event broadcast live victory took overall record event oxford favour inaugural women boat race contested year oxford securing victory 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 cambridge went race reigning champions having won race lengths oxford leading overall victories cambridge excluding dead heat year saw inaugural running female crews universities oxford coached rowed dark blues races rowed university races rowed times dark blue inclusive cambridge coached rowed races rowed race year umpire rowed oxford races time progress race broadcast umpire launch poet olympic gold oxford rower provided commentary transmission equipment boat weighing excess pounds number specially built reception points course second live outdoor commentary broadcast england versus scotland match nations championship crews oxford crew weighed average pounds rower opponents cambridge boat contained participants including cox steering light blues fourth consecutive year oxford saw members previous year crew return including rowing time event cambridge australian number opposite number american yale_university non british participants registered race according author oxford rower crew classed high standard claiming cambridge selection poor oxford coaches days race oxford struck german replaced placed stroke race oxford won toss elected start surrey station handing middlesex river cambridge strong wind big spring tide started race level start oxford held canvas length lead time crews passed light blues race advantage bend river crews passed mile_post level oxford retook lead slightly rating opponents passed hammersmith_bridge half length advantage nearly clear pub dark blues ran strong wind rough water cambridge started reduce lead lead length soon overhauled light blues clear barnes bridge rowed win comfortably lengths time minutes seconds cambridge fourth consecutive victory eighth win races took overall record event oxford favour following race tide high spectators forced wade water knee deep oxford won inaugural women race seconds despite rowing crews permitted compete style competition considered
The Boat Race 1927