[MERGED]: Boat Race 2006/Anyone watching the boat race?

Every year i visit friends in West London to watch this. Sunday roast in a pub then on the balcony of their riverside Putney house to watch...Cambridge to win this year me thinks........where's my beer?

Isn't it starting in about 20 minutes?

Yes, just watching the build up....looks VERY choppy out there and starting to spit with rain here too

Makes me think of the Head of the Charles in Cambridge, MA.  I used to go every year, boy do I miss that.

I just got back from the race.  Oxford won it by 3 boat lengths.  It was good fun to spend the afternoon drinking on the Thames, though I wish today was Saturday and not Sunday, so I can sober up before going to work tomorrow.   

I just got back from Putney where I watched the beginning. Had a blast!

Makes me think of the Head of the Charles in Cambridge, MA.  I used to go every year, boy do I miss that.

I used to love that, too!

WoooHOOOO! With Cambridge being the odds on favorite all winter, I was glad to see Oxford win. I tend to be and underdog sort of guy. I think though, on smooth water, Cambridge may have come out on top. Was anyone actually at the race?

Any other crew nuts out there? I rowed for Wichita State for 2 1/2 seasons, and have missed it horribly ever since.