Useful Boat Race Links
Cambridge University: Link: http://www.cam.ac.uk/
The official web site of Cambridge University established in 1209.
Cambridge University & the Boat Race: Link: http://www.dow.cam.ac.uk/dow_server/events/BoatRace05.html
Cambridge lost the 2005 Boat Race. Pictures speak louder than words.
Doggett's Coat and Badge Race : Link: http://www.portoflondon.co.uk/display_fixedpage.cfm/id/163/site/leisure
This link on the web site of The Port of London Authority gives a brief history of Doggett's Coat and Badge Race first contested in 1715 and is thought to be the oldest continuing sporting contest in the World.
Henley Royal Regatta: Link: http://www.hrr.co.uk/
The official web site of the Henley Royal Regatta.
Museum- River & Rowing Henley on Thames: Link: http://www.rrm.co.uk/
Oxford University: Link: http://www.ox.ac.uk/
The official web site of Oxford University. There is no clear date of foundation, but teaching existed at Oxford in some form in 1096 and developed rapidly from 1167, when Henry II banned English students from attending the University of Paris.
Oxford University Boat Race report: Link: http://www.ox.ac.uk/aboutoxford/boatrace.shtml
Oxford University Boat Race report with a link to the Oxford University Boat Club.
Pubs-River Side : Link: http://www.fluidfoundation.com/topten.asp?TopTen_ID=2
Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race - Guide to the Best Restaurants, Bars & Pubs along the Thames. The Oxford Cambridge Boat Race often simply referred to as "The Boat Race" covers a course just over 4 miles long along the River Thames from Putney Bridge in London to Mortlake in Surrey. The course is also lined with some of the best riverside pubs in London serving good food and excellent real ales.
Radio Coverage: Link: http://www.lbc.co.uk/
of the Oxford-Cambridge Boat race: From 1927 to 2004 the BBC gave exclusive coverage of the event but since 2005 LBC covered the event. It was the first time commercial radio covered the event. LBC 97.3 FM and LBC News 1152 AM are now the official radio stations for the Boat Race. They also broadcast the race live over the internet.
Television Coverage: Link: http://www.itv.com/sport/
Television coverage of the event: From 1938 - 2004 the Race was televised by the BBC however since 2005 has been broadcast by ITV.
Thames Bridges: Link: http://www.portoflondon.co.uk/display_fixedpage.cfm/id/215/site/tourism
This link on the web site of The Port of London Authority gives a brief history of the bridges spanning the River Thames in the London area including those along the Oxford-Cambridge University Boat Race course.
Top 100 Rowing Sites: Link: http://top100.8oar.com/top100/index.html
Universities across the United Kingdom: Link: http://www.scit.wlv.ac.uk/ukinfo/ac/index.php?refs1069=(none)
An interactive map of Universities across the United Kingdom.
Vantage Points: Link: http://www.theboatrace.org/article/watchingtherace
A comprehensive guide as to the best vantage points along the 4 and a bit miles long course from the start line at Putney Bridge in London to the finish line at Mortlake in Surrey along with other useful information regarding the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race.