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THE GREAT BOAT RACE, THE OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE!!!

Oxford and Cambridge Crews    The event generally known as "The Boat Race" is a rowing race in England between the Oxford University Boat Club and the Cambridge University Boat Club , rowed between competing eights each spring on the Thames in London.  It takes place generally on the last Saturday of March or the first Saturday of April.  The formal title of the event is the Xchanging Boat Race , and it is also known as the University Boat Race and the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race.    In 2010 an estimated quarter of a million people watched the race live from the banks of the river and millions on television.    Members of both teams are traditionally known as blues and each boat as a " Blue Boat", with Cambridge in light blue and Oxford dark blue .  The race was in 1829 and it has been held annually since 1856, with the exception of the two world wars.  The most recent race was on Saturday, March 26th 2011, with Oxford winning.  The 2012 event