I was up early to travel to Putney this morning to watch the Oxford crews - a mix of the Blue boat and the Isis boat - in a play off over the Boat Race course. The two boats were called Hurricane and Spitfire and the latter just edged it by a half a length although they looked to be responsible for a clashing of the oars mid-way through which caused Hurricane to lose its way.
We followed the race in one of the official launches and though it was cold it was fantastic to see the crews so close.