Crowds line the banks of the Thames between Putney and Mortlake to cheer on the competing crews of eight rowers as they cover a distance of just over four miles [under 7 km] in less than 20 minutes.
आधुनिक काळांत, ऑक्सफर्ड आणि केंब्रीज विद्यापीठांमध्ये चालणारी युनिव्हर्सिटी बोटींची शर्यत दरवर्षी वसंतऋतूत होते.