On Sunday afternoon, the banks of the Thames welcomed the colleges of Oxford and Cambridge for this annual race off. It’s a very big occasion and crowds continued to flow effectively inundating the district line tube. The weather was apparently quite typical for this event, overcast, dreary and constant drizzle, but this still did not stop all the people that were out to celebrate and watch the event.

Someone told me the conditions were perfect for rowing as there was little headwind and the water was extremely calm. Numbers of boats scored the centre of the river in anticipation of watching the entire race. I only managed to see the start of the heavyweights rowing but it was quite nice being around the atmosphere of everyone celebrating. I didn’t see any real competition on the banks of the Thames between supporting crowds but then again it was early in the afternoon.