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DWL Aluminium Alloy Sloop Launched May, 1969

Carina rounding Fastnet Rock. "One of the best sailed boats of this era." --Dobbs David

With her second consecutive win of the coveted St. David's Lighthouse trophy in 2012's Newport - Bermuda race, Carina has become one of the most recognized racing yachts sailing today. Just a year after hitting the water she was entered into the history books with her fist win of the St. David's Lighthouse Trophy in the 1970 Bermuda Race.

According to Newport - Bermuda Race Official Website , "While the Bermuda Race has no official overall winner, the top boat in the St. David’s Lighthouse Division is generally regarded as the winner." Even after a 15 minute penalty for an unfortunate miscommunication regarding one of her crew member's professional status, Carina completed the course with more than 15 minutes to spare over her closest competitor, Defiance .

Review of Carina 20

Basic specs..

The boat can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 0.90 - 1.00 meter (2.95 - 3.25 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.

Carina 20 is typically equipped with an engine.

Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for Carina 20 is 2.25, indicating that this boat would not be accepted to participate in ocean races.

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 5.3 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Carina 20 is about 67 kg/cm, alternatively 377 lbs/inch. Meaning: if you load 67 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 377 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

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Maintenance

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Stunning new Carina 20 runabout harks back to a golden age of American powerboating

Stop what you’re doing and get a towel – because if this boat fails to get you drooling, then nothing will.

It’s the new Carina 20 from Chris-Craft , which will be unveiled to the world for the first time at the upcoming Miami Boat Show .

The 21ft boat is classic Chris-Craft, and harks back to the 1920s with its vertical bow and stunning curved tumblehome.

Steve Heese , the Florida yard’s president, said: “The Carina 20 speaks to the past but the design appeal is forward-thinking and unmistakably Chris-Craft.”

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The Carina 20 will also feature a number of new developments for the company, including a new frameless windscreen and graphite metallic hull colour.

Chris-Craft said this boat is the first of two vertical bow boats to be released this year, with the other, featuring a closed deck, landing in the summer.

We have no information on powerplant options or performance yet, but expect the Carina 20 to pack a speedy punch.

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Nominees > Contributor , Sailing

Living , Modern

Rives Potts has consistently, over the decades, proved himself time and again to be a leader in the sailing world. His career spans decades in the marine industry, during times of enormous growth and change, from hands-on keel and boat building to executive leadership. He has sailed thousands of miles in everything from dinghies to 12 meters, all the while making significant contributions to the sport of sailing.

From Rives Potts’ nominator:

With integrity, work ethic, determination and high standards, Rives has contributed to the growth of the marine industry and had success on the race course. An approachable, congenial leader, he considers no task too menial and can often be spotted driving a travel lift, welding a broken cradle, picking up trash, or cleaning the marina heads on Sunday mornings. As a coach and mentor in business and in the sport of sailing, Rives has helped people develop their full potential by taking time to analyze results, give instruction and provide encouragement. He brings experience and dedication to every facet of sailing – VMI engineer, business leader, philanthropist, boat builder, volunteer, sailor and dad.

Honors and Accomplishments:

• 2017, Dennis Conner Lifetime Achievement Award
• 2015, Elected Commodore of the New York Yacht
• 2012, Runner up for the Rolex Yachtsman of the Year (to Stan Honey)
• 2010, 2012, Winner of the Mertz Trophy
• 2011, Winner of the Commodore Vincent Monte-Sano Award
• 2010, Mosbacher Trophy as the New York Yachtsman of the Year
• 2010. Winner of the Northern Ocean Racing Trophy

At-Sea Experience

• Started sailing in Virginia with his father on their homebuilt Sailfish, and with his uncle on a 22-foot Roger Morton designed center boarder, as well as Penguins, Jet 14’s, 505’s and Flying Dutchmen
• Crewed on one of the early modern maxi’s, Southern Star , for the 1970 Bermuda Race
• Raced in Bermuda Races, Chesapeake Bay races, SORC’s and in many New England races such as Block Island Races, Block Island Race Weeks, Vineyard Races, NYYC Annual Regattas and Annual Cruises, Marblehead-Halifax Races, and many other local races
• Crewed on Tenacious for the 1979 Fastnet Race with Ted Turner
• Joined Dennis Conner’s crew as a member of the America’s Cup Freedom campaign, served both as project manager and crewman, winning the America’s Cup in 1980
• Sailed in four other America’s Cup campaigns, three with Conner and one with John Kolius (NYYC) in Freemantle, doing double duty as in-house boat and keel builder/repairer and crew
• Sailed with Conner in many races around the world, including Ensenada Races, Cal Cups, Maxi Worlds, Big Boat Series, SORC’s, Sardinia Cup, and many local races in CA and in NE during the 1980’s
• Competed in most of the world’s major ocean races, 3 Transatlantics, 3 Sydney-Hobarts, over 20 Newport-Bermuda Races, approximately 18 SORC’s, 4 Miami-Montego Bays, Several Clipper/Kenwood Cups, 3 California Cups, 1 Congressional Cup, 8 Meter Worlds, 1 Swiftsure Race, 2 Ensenada Races, countless day /overnight races in San Diego, the Chesapeake Bay, New England, 4 Maxi Worlds series, 3 Fastnets, 3 Cowes Weeks, 4 Marblehead-Halifax Races, Mohegan Island Races, Ft. Lauderdale-Key West Races, Ft. Lauderdale to Palm Beach Races, 2001 Queen’s Jubilee Regatta in England, dozens of deliveries back from Bermuda and to/from the Caribbean, and about 20 NYYC Annual Cruises
• Sailed/raced on notable boats such as Carina (48’ McCurdy & Rhodes), Country Woman (36’ Bob Barton), Rappahanock (37’ Dick Carter), Albemarle Pippin (40’ NY40-Peterson), White Cap (42’ Hinckley), Etoile (46’ S&S), Recluta (German Frers’ first successful racing yacht), Tatoosh (49’ Frers), Williwaw (46’ Peterson), Morning Star (46’ and 50’Frers), Abracadabra (50’ Reichel/Pugh), Retaliation (50’ Frers), Stars & Stripes (60’ Frers sled), Kialoa III, IV & V, Congere (82’ Pedrick), Boomerang (64’ Derecktor/Frers) & (80’ Frers), Southern Star (75’ Tripp), Xargo (80’ Frers), Condor (80’ K. Bushe), Emerude (80’ Frers), Nirvana (80’ Pedrick), Windward Passage (73’ Alan Gurney), Tenacious (61’ S&S), Running Tide (61’ S&S), Ticonderoga (73’ Herreshoff), Rambler 88 & 100 , Sumarun (90’ Herreshoff), Sojana (115’ Farr), and the America’s Cup boats… Enterprise, Freedom, Liberty, America II (all 12 meters), and Stars & Stripes (80’ AC class)
• As the Skipper of Carina , Potts, with his sons and their family friends, have brought home 6 class wins and 2 St David’s Lighthouse Trophies, a couple of Corinthian Trophies and 3 team trophies in Newport-Bermuda Races spanning two decades. Carina has won the Block Island Race, the Vineyard Race, the Round the Island Race in Newport, and the Signet Trophy for the top boat on the NYYC Annual Cruise.
• On the other side of the Atlantic, Potts won his class in the Fastnet Race on Carina , 2nd in Class twice in the Transatlantic Race, and was overall winner in the Royal Yacht Squadron’s 200th Anniversary Regatta in 2015.

Boat Building Experience

• Involved in building notable racing sailboats as Boomerang, Flying Goose, and Volcano , and sailed on all three, amongst other well-known boats like Tatoosh, Recluta, and Tenacious
• Member of the building teams for Bill Ruger’s 90’ power yacht Titania , several patrol gun boats for the US Navy, many modifications to CCA designed racing sailboats to the new IOR design configuration… Carina, Pleione (now Hound), Congere, and about a dozen Swan 44’s, to name a few, and also built masts and booms, rudders and keels for a number of boats
• Built the twelve-meter Magic, the Frers designed 50’ Retaliation, in conjunction with Custom Marine, poured and installed over 60 keels for the boats converting to the IOR rule, and then later to the IMS rule, and over a dozen new wing keels for the 1987 and 1992 America’s Cup races
• Directed major refits and modifications to many great racing and cruising yachts at Pilots Point Marina such as Congere, Running Tide, Tenacious, Saga, Tempest, Kialoa, Nirvana, Williwaw, Ticonderoga, Isabelle, Flyaway, Enterprise, Freedom, Blackwatch, Bolero and several yachts for the Herreshoff Marine Museum

Business Experience

• President, Safe Harbor Marinas, 2019 – Present
• Chief Operating Officer, Safe Harbor Marinas, 2017 – 2019
• President and Operations Chief, Brewer Yacht Yards, 2012 – 2016
• General Manager, Pilots Point Marina, 1980 – 2012
• Project Manager, Derecktor’s Shipyard, Mamaroneck NY, 1978 – 1980

Sailing Organizations and Philanthropic Work

• Board Member, Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island 2019 – Present
• Board Member, College Offshore Sailing Circuit, 2019 – Present
• Commodore, New York Yacht Club
• Sailing Committee Chair, New York Yacht Club
• Rear Commodore, Cruising Club of America
• Board Member, High Hopes Therapeutic Riding
• Member, The Landing School Board of Trustees
• Member, Fishing Bay Yacht Club
• Member, Royal Yacht Squadron
• Member, Royal Ocean Racing Club
• Member, Storm Trysail Club
• Member, Off Soundings Club
• Board Member, Connecticut Marine Trades Association
• Inspector, technical committee Newport-Bermuda Race
• Volunteer, Safety at Sea
• Founder, Connecticut Sail Access and Pilots Point Sailing School

Selected Major Race Performances; served as Skipper on Carina , crew on all other boats:

1998 – 2018

• Newport-Bermuda Race, Carina
• 6 class wins
• 2 overall wins, St. David’s Lighthouse Division
• 1 overall win, North Rock Beacon Trophy
• Onion Patch Team Trophy 2X
• Corinthian Trophy 2X
• Family Trophy 3X
• Essex Station Trophy 4X
• Maritime Museum Prize

1980                       Tenacious , Class Win

1982                       Retaliation Class Win

1990                       Etoile Class Win

1997                       Marion-Bermuda Race Carina Class Win

1995                       Marion-Bermuda Race Katama Class Win

1996 – 2018        Block Island Race Carina 4 class wins, 1 overall win

2006 – 2018        Vineyard Race Carina 3 class wins, 1 overall win

1978                       Vineyard Race Tenacious 1 overall win

2011 – 2015        Annapolis-Newport Race Carina 2 class wins, 1 overall win

1974 – 2015        SORC

• Williwaw Overall class winner
• Tenacious Overall class winner
• Morning Star Overall class winner 2X
• Retaliation Overall class winner
• Lauderdale/Palm Beach , Running Tide Overall winner

Mid – ‘80’s          50’ Worlds,   Abracadabra , 1st place, Japan, Nantucket, Tortola

1980 – 2005        Maxi Worlds

• Nirvana 1st place, Norway, Palma
• Condor 1st place, England
• Xargo 2nd place, Sardinia
• Emerude 2nd place, Tortola

1980’s                   California Cup, Kialoa Iv , Winner

2011                       Fastnet Race Carina 1st in class

2019                       Carina , Dorade Trophy for 1st overall for classic yachts

2019                       Carina Team Trophy for NYYC for 1st place

1979                       Tenacious 1st in class, 1st overall

2015                       Royal Yacht Squadron 200th Anniversary Regatta, Carina 1st place overall IRC

2000-2017            New York Yacht Club Annual Regatta, Carina , 1st in class several times

Rolex Around the Island Race, Carina 1st place overall

1972 – 2017        New York Yacht Club Annual Cruise

• Recluta 2 class wins
• Tatoosh 2 class wins
• Whitecap 1st in class many times
• Temptation 1st in class win
• Carina 1st in class several times, Cygnet Trophy winner

2010                       12 Meter America’s Cup Reunion Regatta, Newport, with D. Conner

Freedom 1st place overall

1980                       America’s Cup Freedom Winner, crew and project manager

Formal text of nomination, with anecdotes (pdf): Potts, Rives Formal text of nomination

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The Boat Races 2024: Cambridge do the double over Oxford, again – as it happened

• Cambridge dominate both races to claim victory
• Light blues win double for second year in a row
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• 4d ago Oxford men's boat reaction
• 4d ago Cambridge men's boat reaction
• 4d ago Cambridge win the men's Boat Race!
• 4d ago Men’s race crews
• 4d ago We're underway in the men's Boat Race!
• 4d ago Oxford women's boat reaction
• 4d ago Cambridge women's boat reaction
• 4d ago We have a red flag
• 4d ago Cambridge win seven in a row in the women’s Boat Race!
• 4d ago We're away!
• 4d ago Women’s race crews
• 4d ago Preamble

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Now it’s the turn of the Cambridge men. We’re unlikely to see the traditional cox dunk due to the pollution levels, so that will that be that for the boat race.

The presentations now taking place on the riverbank, first the Cambridge women collect their trophy and Jenna Armstrong is drinking the ‘British sparking wine’ out of the cup!

Oxford men's boat reaction

Lenny Jenkins, Oxford seven seat, tells the BBC: “I don’t really have any words. We had a really clear plan of what we wanted to do and we had a really good setup for that – the last couple of days have been amazing. The boys have taken another step on and then for some reason it just didn’t come together on the day. That’s really diappointing.

“It’s been a great battle with the guys, everybody’s put everything into it and I couldn’t be prouder of them. It’s a shame the results didn’t show that, but Cambridge showed their class, they’re a top group of athletes. They did to us what we wanted to do to them.

“I really didn’t expect it to be such a big difference [between the two teams]. I will also say – and this is in no way to take away from Cambridge – that we’ve had a few guys go down pretty badly with E coli strain. This morning I was throwing up and I wasn’t sure if there was going to be chance of me being in the boat, but I ultimately kept that quiet and that’s on my shoulders. I’m not sure if that was the right choice as I really didn’t have much to give. It would have been taking one of the top guys out of Isis [the Oxford reserve boat] and ruining their chances. It would have been ideal to not have so much poo in the water.

“That’s not to take away from Cambridge. They are a talented crew and I don’t know if we would have had a chance to get them even if we were on form. So it’s in no way to make excuses.”

Cambridge men's boat reaction

Cambridge University Boat Club president, Seb Benzecry, tells the BBC: “That was my last race with the club, it’s been four unbelievable years. Going into it, this was the biggest challenge we’ve had, that Oxford crew is a really, really classy unit – really good guys – so we knew we had to put a lot into and push ourselves to a place where we very rarely go. That was just the most unbelievable feeling. I’m so proud of the guys.

“Credit to Matt [Edge] to go that deep. I’m sure a lot of that margin we took early in the race was him. He was putting down such a dynamic rhythm and that takes a lot out of you in the stroke seat. So proud of him.”

Matt Edge is carried out of the boat, he left it all out there.

So that’s another double for Cambridge, a repeat of last year’s results. What have Oxford got to do to end the light blue dominance?

Doesn’t look like the Oxford cox Will Denegri will appeal, so the result will be officially confirmed shortly.

Cambridge win the men's Boat Race!

They effectively finished with seven rowers but the light blues still won by several lengths.

When I think there is not much left to say about this race the ambridge stroke seat Matt Edge begins really struggling, so the light blue boat is effectively rowing with seven crew. Oxford are too far behind at this stage to make that count.

This is over, we’re headed for a fifth Cambridge win in the last six races.

The gap is now over 10 seconds for Cambridge.

We could be on for another upset here. Oxford, if anything, are now falling further behind. Cambridge are rowing away.

Cambridge now have clear water to the Oxford boat and are moving across the line of their rivals.

Cambridge still have the lead going under the Hammersmith Bridge, the light blues lead by about a second and a half. Oxford struggling to make use of the bend advantage.

Oxford have come back a bit but Cambridge have a good lead going into the Surrey bend.

Cambridge have pulled ahead in the early running and umpire Pinsent has been busy with the white warning flag with oars nearly clashing.

Men’s race crews

Oxford: Jelmer Bennema (Exeter), Harry Glenister (Keble), Saxon Stacey (St John’s), James Doran (Oriel), Elias Kun (Green Templeton), Frederick Roper (Somerville), Leonard Jenkins (Mansfield), Elliot Kemp (Oriel)

Cox: William Denegri (Oriel)

Cambridge: Sebastian Benzecry (Jesus) Noam Mouelle (Hughes Hall), Thomas Marsh (Wolfson), Augustus John (Wolfson), Kenneth Coplan (Hughes Hall), Thomas Lynch (Hughes Hall), Luca Ferraro (King’s), Matt Edge (St Catharine’s

Cox: Ed Bracey (Wolfson)

We're underway in the men's Boat Race!

Matthew Pinsent sets the teams off.

The teams are on the start line.

Boats in the water, not long now until the men’s race.

We’ve had the coin toss for the men’s race, which was won by Oxford who chose the Surrey side of the river – the winning side for Cambridge women’s winning crew.

Oxford women's boat reaction

Oxford cox Joe Gellett: “In my mind [the bump] happened just after Cambridge had been warned and I don’t think they had moved back. Therefore it was happening in our water. Obviously that is might point of view in the heat of the moment. It will be something we look back at somepoint, probably not soon, but having discussed with the unpire and looked at past few years’ races it was a potential move that could lead to disqualification if it had happened with Cambridge in our water. Unfortunately after Richard [Phelps], the umpire conferred again with the rest of the umpires, it didn’t happen in our water. So the race stands.”

Cambridge women's boat reaction

Cambridge cox Hannah Murphy on the collision: “Seeing them [getting] closer and closer, I knew we were on our station. I had even moved slightly off our station, but I was really confident that I was in the right there and I wanted to get right back on our rhythm as soon as possible. You can see there [on the replay], that we immediately take off.”

Jenna Armstrong adds: “I trust Hannah 100%, that’s why she was selected to be the cox for this race. In the four seat my job is to trust and to go. So I just put my head down, listened to what she said and did it – we all did it. That was incredible.”

The result stands, Cambridge confirmed as winners!

Still no final decision, but the replay appears to show Oxford moved over.

Phelps and Gellett are still arguing this out. The umpire does not seem minded to change his mind, saying Oxford moved into Cambridge’s station to bump the other boat.

We have a red flag

The Oxford cox, Joe Gellett has raised his hand in appeal. Richard Phelps, the race umpire has gone over to the dark blue boat and is reminding Gellett of the pre-race briefing regarding being in station.

Cambridge win seven in a row in the women’s Boat Race!

Incredible performance from the light blues to come back and overhaul their rivals.

Oxford now trail by nearly 15 seconds. This race all turned on that incident.

Cambridge have almost certainly won this now, as they power away towards Barnes Bridge.

That has really cost Oxford, who are now well behind Cambridge, at least a full boat’s length. Oxford look like they were playing to try and get Cambridge disqualified but it massively backfired. Big error from Oxford cox Joe Gellett.

Big drama! Cambridge move in front of the Oxford boat and there’s nearly a collision as the dark blues move right up behind them.

This is high quality stuff, Cambridge almost back on terms and they nudging in front? The light blues have rowed this bend so well and look to have got in front.

Cambridge continue to claw back the deficit as they go under the Hammersmith Bridge. Now at half a length.

There is a little bit of overlap between the two boats with two thirds of race left. Cambridge not out of it yet, but have a lot to do.

Oxford were heavy favourites going into the race and we’re seeing why now. The bend is about to come into Cambridge’s favour as we near Hammersmith Bridge.

The teams are coming past Craven Cottage and Oxford look like they are pulling away again and almost breaking clear water.

Cambridge have recovered after that big early dark blue push and are sticking gamely to the task.

We're away!

And Oxford have got off well, nearly half a length up already

A lot of international interest in the Boat Race this year – the New York Times, Fox News, ABC, CNN and numerous other international media have run stories in the buildup – but not for the reasons you might want.

River Action said testing showed E. coli levels up to 10 times higher than the level the country’s Environment Agency considers to be ‘poor’, the bottom of four categories it has for rating bathing water areas.

Right then, the boats are coming out on to the water. The race gets underway in 10 minutes.

Women’s race crews

Oxford: Lucy Edmunds (Pembroke), Ella Stadler (Exeter), Tessa Haining (Balliol), Claire Aitken (Oriel), Sarah Marshall (Jesus), Annie Sharp (St Antony’s), Julia Lindsay (St Cross), Annie Anezakis (Pembroke)

Cox: Joe Gellett (St Peter’s)

Cambridge: Gemma King (St John’s), Joanna Matthews (St John’s), Iris Powell (Churchill), Jenna Armstrong (Jesus), Carina Graf (Emmanuel), Carys Earl (Gonville and Caius), Clare Hole (St Catharine’s), Megan Lee (Lucy Cavendish)

Cox: Hannah Murphy (Girton)

So today’s order of business is the 78th running of the women’s race begins at 2.46pm, while the 169th men’s race gets underway an hour later at 3.46pm (both GMT).

Guardian photographer Tom Jenkins has been spending time with the Cambridge University Boat Club over the past few months as they prepare for 2024’s races. His photo essay is well worth checking out for an insider look at the hard work and dedication that goes into taking on Oxford.

Will Thames Water’s failures know no bounds? The latest calamity of the UK privatised water industry is that the Boat Races – one of the most British of fascinations – will not feature the winners’ traditional post-race cox dunk into the river. Alas, decades of neglect and sewage dumping by the local water company have led to race organisers issuing tough new safety guidelines to combat the dangerously high levels of E coli in the Thames. At least the rowers are smart enough to know better than ignore them.

Welcome to the annual battle of the boats between Cambridge v Oxford, this year with added excrement excitement.

Cambridge won both the women’s and men’s race last year, continuing Oxford’s win-less run in the women’s race that dates back to 2016. It is a similar story of light blue dominance in the men’s race, with Cambridge having taken victory in four of the past five men’s races. In the all-time standings, Cambridge’s men lead their series 86-81, with one recorded dead heat, and have a 47-30 advantage in the women’s series.

However, the bookmakers have Oxford are favourites in both events this year. The dark blue men’s crew, which features GB rowers Harry Glenister and Lenny Jenkins, has enjoyed positive results so far this year, albeit Cambridge boasts more experience on the Championship Course.

Oxford are banking on experience in the women’s race, with six of the crew having previously featured before. Cambridge, on the otherhand, count just two rowers - Jenna Armstrong and Carina Graf - among their crew from last year’s triumph.

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Boat Race 2024 live: Updates as Cambridge and Oxford’s men take to the Tideway course and today’s results

LIVE – Updated at 15:59

Oxford and Cambridge ’s best rowers will take to the Thames for the 2024 Boat Race on Saturday afternoon.

The race itself was first held in 1829 and has been an annual fixture since 1856. Last year Cambridge, the Light Blues, were triumphant in both the men’s and women’s races.

The boats start at Putney and travel upstream to Mortlake, 4.2 miles (6.8km) away. The crews were announced on 13 March, and have been preparing for the race for many months.

The immediate build up to the race however has been dominated by concern over the Thames’ water quality, especially given the tradition to throw the winning cox into the river in celebration.

Follow all the live action from the Thames in the blog below and get the latest odds and tips here.

Boat Race 2024

• Oxford vs Cambridge: 78th Women’s Boat Race starts at 2:46pm
• Oxford vs Cambridge: 169th Men’s Boat Race starts at 3:46pm

Boat Race rowers warned to not enter water after E coli discovery

Meet the Cambridge and Oxford crews for 2024 races

• Boat Race 2024 betting preview: Best tips and bets for Oxford vs Cambridge races

Cambridge lead by 10.05 seconds as the teams pass the Chiswick Steps. The Oxford cox is encouraging his crew by telling them that their rivals are flagging.

2024 Boat Race LIVE

Do Oxford have anything in reserve? It looks like Cambridge may be pulling away, but there’s plenty of time to go.

Cambridge have really found a rhythm here as they extend their lead. Huge crowds are on the banks of the Thames cheering both sides on.

Cambridge again being warned to stay in their waters as the crews go under Hammersmith Bridge. Oxford are about half a length behind – it’s worth noting that around 80 per cent of the teams that are winning at Hammersmith Bridge go on to win the race.

The umpire continues warning both sides about a potential clash of blades, and he seems quite concerned.

Cambridge are still ahead but Oxford have gained some ground as we pass the Mile Post and approach the start of the Surrey Bend.

Cambridge are building a good lead of around five seats here, though Oxford are approaching their favoured bend.

Both sides are being warned about straying from their waters as their blades almost come together. Cambridge are slightly ahead as it stands.

It’s a very even start, with both boats neck and neck. Cambridge have come across to the edge of their waters, with both crews being warned to stay in their section as we begin.

2024 Men’s Boat Race LIVE

And we’re underway in the men’s race now! The water is choppier now, so it’ll be a slow race.

Can Cambridge upset the favourites?

We’re less than 10 minutes from the start of the men’s race now, so here’s a reminder of the two crews.

Coached by Sean Bowden

Saxon Stacey (bow)

Harry Glenister

Jelmer Bennema

James Doran

Frederick Roper

Leonard Jenkins

Elliot Kemp (stroke)

William Denegri (cox)

Cambridge Men

Coached by Rob Baker

Sebastien Benzecry (bow, President)

Noam Mouelle

Thomas Marsh

Augustus John

Kenneth Coplan

Thomas Lynch

Luca Ferraro

Matt Edge (stroke)

Ed Bracey (cox)

The women’s reserve race has finished now too. It was won convincingly by Oxford’s Osiris.

The Oxford crew are talking to BBC.

Club president Ella Stadler congratulates Cambridge but adds that the day is about more than just this one race, and says that there’s a lot to come from Oxford’s rowing.

The cox, Joe Gellett, says that he thought the incident happened “in our water”, and says it could have lead to a disqualification, but he respects the umpire’s decision.

The reserve race is underway now between the women’s reserve sides. The respective boats are Osiris (Oxford) and Blondie (Cambridge).

2024 Women’s Boat Race LIVE

CAMBRIDGE WIN! Replays show that the umpire’s decision was the correct one. The result is confirmed, and Cambridge win once more!

It looks like the incident will be dismissed by the umpire, but we’re still waiting. The Oxford cox complains that Cambridge were in Oxford water when the two boats hit.

The umpire replies that his view is that Oxford were out of their water and had entered Cambridge’s water deliberately.

CAMBRIDGE WIN! A seventh consecutive win for Cambridge, who were underdogs at the start, and they’ve won by a convincing margin. The Oxford cox makes a formal complaint about the earlier incident, so we’ll await a formal classification of the result.

A bit of a procession as we approach the end of the race. The Oxford cox is still urging his crew on, but this will be a large margin of defeat. We’ve been racing for over 20 minutes now.

Cambridge go under Barnes Bridge with a convincing lead of 14.68 seconds.

The umpire may have to make a decision on a penalty, or even disqualification, over that incident, but as it stands Cambridge are – barring a mini miracle – on their way to a seventh consecutive win the the Women’s Boat Race.

16 minutes in and the crews are almost under Barnes Bridge.

The umpire is really shouting as the two boats almost come into contact. Oxford had looked like they attempted to bump the Cambridge boat as they crossed over into their section.

Oxford have come off significantly worse from the incursion, and are now over a length behind.

Cambridge have turned it around remarkably in a short period, and they have the lead now approaching the last part of their advantageous bend.

We’re approaching 10 minutes in, and Cambridge have pulled it back to almost level – and that’s before they’ve even reached the part of the course that is supposedly easier for them.

The gap is closed to just half a length as the crews go under the Hammersmith Bridge. Cambridge are 2.01 seconds behind as it stands.

The teams are approaching the Hammersmith Bridge, and the gap is closing a little. The umpire is warning Cambridge to stay on their station, as they’re creeping over.

Oxford are extending their lead to almost a length ahead, but Cambridge are approaching the bend in the Thames that will begin to give them an advantage. We’re roughly a third of the way though.

The waters of the Thames are calm today, and Oxford are almost half a length ahead as the two crews pass Craven Cottage.

The boats are approaching Craven Cottage now, with Oxford clearly looking to try and build an early lead. Cambridge do look calm and settled though, perhaps waiting for a time to strike.

Oxford, who started on the Middlesex station, have made a good start and are in a decent lead in the first minutes.

The umpire gets us underway!

Both crews are sitting on the water now as we approach the start of the day’s first race.

The crews are out

Cambridge have come out onto the water – we’ve got 10 minutes until the start of the women’s race.

The men’s race begins at 3.46pm, and in between there are races between the reserve crews.

The Boat Race explained

A little ‘mini-explainer’ for anyone who may be following the race for the first time.

Crews start at two different ‘stations’, known as Surrey or Middlesex –the Fulham/Chiswick side of the course is known as the Middlesex station, while the Putney/Barnes side is known as the Surrey.

The race website states that there are “advantages and disadvantages for each side because of the bends in the river”.

The women’s race first took place on the Championship Course in 2015, and the record time is 18 minutes 33 seconds, which was set by Cambridge in 2017.

Oxford Women are vying to end a run of six consecutive defeats.

Here’s a reminder of the route for the boat races.

The course, known as the Championship Course, is four miles and 374 yards (6.8 km) long. It stretches between Putney and Mortlake on the River Thames in south west London.

The race is rowed upstream, but starts during the incoming tide to ensure that crews are rowing with the fast stream.

When is the Boat Race 2024? Start time, TV channel and how to watch

And a reminder of how you can watch the races, with just half an hour before the first race of the day – the 78th women’s boat race.

A reminder of the women’s crews

Here are the respective teams ahead of the women’s race, which begins at 2.46pm.

Oxford Women

Coached by Allan French

Sarah Marshall (bow)

Ella Stadler (President)

Tessa Haining

Claire Aitken

Julia Lindsay

Annie Sharp

Lucy Edmunds

Annie Anezakis (stroke)

Joe Gellett (cox)

Cambridge Women

Coached by Paddy Ryan

Gemma King (bow)

Jo Matthews

Jenna Armstrong (President)

Carina Graf

Iris Powell

Megan Lee (stroke)

Hannah Murphy (cox)

Boat Race 2024: Oxford vs Cambridge

We’re now just under an hour until the women’s race and coverage will begin in a matter of minutes.

The conditions look great on the River Thames and it’s a bright and sunny day in London.

Boat Race 2024: Oxford and Cambridge rowers warned to not enter water after E coli discovery

Boat Race organisers have warned rowers to not enter the water on safety grounds after high levels of E coli bacteria were found on the River Thames course.

The new safety guidance could see the end of the traditional celebration for the winning team, where team members jump into the river and the cox gets a ducking. The 78th women’s race and 169th men’s race are still due to take place this weekend.

Last year, Cambridge men’s cox Jasper Parish was thrown into the Thames at Mortlake, as is the tradition at the end of the race. But a repeat is now unlikely after the River Action campaign group found an average of 2,869 E coli colony-forming units (CFU) per 100ml of water in 16 tests around Hammersmith Bridge.

Boat Race 2024: Best places to watch Oxford vs Cambridge races on the Thames

Boat race 2024: coin toss for women’s race.

Cambridge won the coin toss for the women’s race and cox Kate Crowley has chosen Middlesex.

Oxford will race on Surrey.

Boat Race 2024: Coin toss for men’s race

Oxford won the coin toss and chose Surrey, which means Cambridge men will race on Middlesex.

Boat Race 2024: Bookies backing Oxford for double victory over Cambridge

Here are the latest odds for the race:

Women's Race

Oxford 3/10

Dead heat 100/1

Cambridge 9/4

Oxford 8/15

Cambridge 11/8

Boat Race 2024: Thames course for Oxford v Cambridge races

The Boat Race course, known as the Championship Course, is four miles and 374 yards (6.8 km) long. It stretches between Putney and Mortlake on the River Thames in south west London.

‘Massive water advocate’ Annie Sharp excited for Boat Race on Thames

Annie Sharp is only half-joking when she predicts she will be the only rower as excited about starting the Boat Race in close proximity to the Thames’ new ‘super sewer’ as she is about the chance to snap a six-year winless stretch for Oxford’s women.

The 24-year-old’s enthusiasm for the Thames Tideway Tunnel , a £4.5 billion, 25km-long sewage structure which saw its final piece lifted into place this week, makes more sense when you learn that Sharp is a MSc water science, policy & management student at St Antony’s College.

Oxford last won the women’s Boat Race in 2016, the same year work began on the sewer, but might not be able to partake in the traditional celebratory dip should they win the 78th women’s edition this Saturday after high levels of E. coli were found along the Championship Course.

Speaking before the findings were announced, Sharp, who will occupy the six seat, told the PA news agency: “We are working with water and unfortunately against it sometimes with the flooding that we’ve had at Wallingford this year.

Boat Race 2024: Cambridge bid to defy odds again in men’s race

While Cambridge’s men boast vastly superior Boat Race experience with five survivors from last year to Oxford’s one, the Dark Blues do have Harry Glenister - a member of the British senior team from 2018-23 - in the two seat and 2022 Belgrade World Cup winner Lenny Jenkins in the seven seat.

As well as having the slightly heavier crew, Oxford have been superior in the build-up. In late February, they got the better of a stormy struggle with Leander Club in which umpire Sir Matthew Pinsent stopped the race after Oxford four James Doran lost his oar in a clash between the boats.

When Leander moved out to a lead of three-quarters of a length following the restart, the boats clashed again with Oxford - at fault this time - moving in front before the finish. As it turned out, Pinsent had already decided to disqualify Leander for the first clash of a somewhat unsatisfactory affair.

Cambridge faced Leander earlier this month in a two-piece race. After an even first, Leander opened out to one and a half lengths by the finish. Perhaps significant is that Cambridge have made numerous seat switches ahead of Saturday’s showpiece with only stroke Matt Edge, seven seat Luca Ferraro and three seat Thomas Marsh staying put. Meanwhile, Oxford have retained the same line-up as their Leander meeting.

2024 Oxford vs Cambridge Boat Race preview, predictions, odds & free bets

Boat Race 2024: Oxford women on track to end long drought

Perhaps the most notable result from the pre-Boat Race fixtures was a win for Oxford’s women over Oxford Brookes, one of the UK’s top rowing universities, in late January. The race on the Championship Course was split into three contests of approximately five minutes apiece.

Race commentator and Olympic gold medallist Martin Cross said beforehand that “maintaining contact” - ie. staying within a length - of Brookes would represent good results for Oxford in the first two. They in fact finished three-quarters of a length behind on both occasions with the second more impressive given Brookes had the advantage on the Surrey bend (the longer south curve on the course).

In the final piece, Oxford had the bend advantage and used it to full effect to power clear by an eye-catching one-and-a-half lengths with European U23 bronze medallist Annie Sharp, all six-foot-four (1.94m) of her, gaining admirers. That they have made two changes to the boat since, with Claire Aitken and Julia Lindsay boosting the number of Boat Race veterans to six (including cox Joe Gellett), bodes well for their chances of ending a run of six consecutive defeats.

Boat Race 2024: Oxford vs Cambridge full schedule

12:40Women’s Boat Race coin toss (Putney Embankment)

13:00Final road closures in place

13:15The Men’s Boat Race coin toss (Putney Embankment)

14:00BBC broadcast starts

14:4678th Women’s Boat Race

15:01Osiris v Blondie Race

15:16Isis v Goldie Boat Race

15:46169th Men’s Boat Race

16:15Women’s winning crew trophy presentation (Mortlake)

16:20Men’s winning crew trophy presentation (Mortlake)

16:30BBC Broadcast Ends

17:00Hammersmith Bridge Opens to Cyclists and Pedestrians.

17:30River Opens

18:00Fan Zones at Fulham and Hammersmith close

Boat Race 2024: Oxford vs Cambridge preview, predictions and odds

The Boat Race 2024 takes place on the River Thames on Saturday afternoon with Cambridge bidding to repeat their men’s and women’s double from 12 months ago (from 2.46pm, BBC One).

First held in 1829 and an annual fixture since 1856, Oxford’s Dark Blues take on Cambridge’s Light Blues in the side-by-side eights race on the river. The crews start at Putney and travel west to the finish at Mortlake 4.2 miles (6.8km) away on the Championship Course. From 2015, the women’s race has been staged on the same day over the same course.

Months of training and preparation took place prior to the announcements of the crews on 13 March. There were intra-university trial races in December - with Oxford experiencing very much the better of the conditions - followed by races against rival universities and rowing clubs in the New Year.

Boat Race 2024: A look at Oxford vs Cambridge form

Recent form suggests Cambridge are favourites here today in both the women’s and men’s races.

Cambridge have won the Women's race six times in a row since snapping Oxford's own four-race win streak in 2017.

While Cambridge men have been pushed closer in recent years, but still hold a significant advantage in recent years, edging out Oxford men in five of the last seven races since 2016.

Boat Race 2024: Divided loyalties for identical twins Gemma and Catherine King

Identical twins Gemma and Catherine King had been poised to race against each other for the first time in Saturday's University Boat Race and although that is no longer happening, it will still be a weekend of divided loyalties for their family.

Catherine's back injury means she will not be in the Oxford boat in the elite women's race taking on Gemma in the Cambridge crew but the former will represent her new university in the reserve race.

That means a tricky time for their parents Liz and Mike.

"It's definitely been a change for them because they've always known who to support, so they've got a lot of Cambridge light blue supporters kit over the years. Since I've moved to Oxford I've been trying my best to change that and give them some Oxford supporter's kit," Catherine laughed during a three-way call with Reuters.

"They've actually got some half and half Oxford-Cambridge hats and scarves to wear on boat race day, it's quite funny," she added. "So they'll be supporting both of us. They've always supported the both of us in everything we did."

The 24-year-old Kings, from Bagshot, Surrey, played numerous sports as children and were introduced to rowing when they were 12 before going to Cambridge where they raced in the same boat.

"We're always competing a lot in everything we do," said Gemma, who is completing a PhD in stem cell biology at Cambridge.

"And it's so easy to compare to each other because you're genetically the same. Mostly, it's been good because it's helped us to push each other on to become the best versions of ourselves."

Catherine moved to Oxford last year and it has been the first time the twins have lived apart.

"We still message a lot and I think we'll always be close," said Catherine who is doing a PhD in cardiovascular research.

The first men's Boat Race was rowed on the Thames at Henley in 1829 and the first women's race took place in 1927.

The women's event became a permanent fixture in the 1960s and since 2015 both races have been rowed on the same 4.5-mile course -- from Putney to Mortlake -- on the same day.

"Racing in the Boat Race is a pretty special experience, it's one of the biggest rivalries in British sport, it's a great tradition," Gemma said.

"But it's a weird race because you either win or lose, so there isn't really a second place as such.

"We both really want to win, but I would say the Boat Race is so much more than just who wins and loses, and at the end of the day we just want our crews to go out and put down the best race that we can."

The difference between the Boat Race and rowing for Great Britain

Oxford’s Harry Glenister was asked by PA about the biggest differences between the Boat Race and his time in the Great Britain setup, and the MBA student immediately noted: “First I have to study! I’ve got six hours of classes a day and then rowing twice a day, which is not as much as the GB rowing team but still quite substantial.

“When I was racing for GB I was racing over 2k, this is over seven. It’s a lot longer and it’s a very different style of racing - who gets out ahead first. Whoever gets in front will win.

“You want to go really hard early. It’s go out hard and hang on, and hopefully you break the other crew. Who is the first person in each crew to break?

“The person that breaks is the one that’s going to lose, and the crew that breaks the other person is going to win. It’s a very exciting style of racing. I really enjoy it.

“I’ve been in big races, big moments, I know how to handle the pressure and I’m very used to it, so I can try to hopefully bring that confidence to the crew so we can get it done when it matters.”

Boat Race 2024: Oxford target ‘dream’ victory to snap Cambridge dominance

Harry Glenister hopes Oxford can turn the tide on recent Boat Race history to deliver what would be a “dream” triumph before the Great Britain veteran hangs up his oars.

The 28-year-old spent five years as a member of the GB senior rowing team, narrowly missing out on the Tokyo 2020 Olympics then sitting out the entire 2023 season with a back injury.

Cambridge have lost the men’s race just once in the last five years, winning last year’s edition by 1 1/3 lengths thanks to a risky move by their coxswain, but Boat Race debutant Glenister is confident Oxford have what it takes to come out on top in the 169th iteration of the gruelling men’s showdown.

Glenister told the PA news agency: “Winning this race would mean everything to me, just to finish with the sport, it’s a good end for me. Obviously very disappointed not to make Tokyo, but this would be as good for me if I could finish on a high.

“The Olympics is obviously bigger, but this is one of the biggest races in the world, so I would be very, very happy if I could get the win.

“It’s just such an awesome event. There’s so much great energy around it. Every rower wants to do this event.

“We’ve got a very strong team this year, we’ve got some dogs, very excited to see what we can do and turn the tide, try to stop this Cambridge dominance.”

Boat Race 2024: Oxford vs Cambridge start time, TV channel and more

The Boat Race returns in 2024 with Cambridge and Oxford again battling it out on the River Thames.

The men’s race was first held 195 years ago and has been an annual event since 1856, with a women’s race running on the same day and course since 2015.

There was double joy for Cambridge last year as both their male and female crew bested their Oxford University rivals over the 4.2-mile weave through London.

Indeed, Cambridge crews completed a clean sweep of all races in 2023, with their openweights, reserves and lightweights also taking victory in a feat only achieved twice before.