All hands on deck at the Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race

Boat Race Draws Record Viewership

A peak audience of 2.82 million people watched the BBC coverage of The Boat Race in April. A peak audience of 2.18 million watched the Women’s Boat Race, a 14-percent leap in viewership over 2024, making it the most-watched female sporting event in the United Kingdom. In the 79th Women’s Boat Race – and on the 10th anniversary of the Women’s Boat Race first taking place on the Tideway – Cambridge beat Oxford by 2.5 lengths in a time of 19:25 aft…

All hands on deck at the Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race

ROCHESTER — The pop of the starting pistol rang out across Grandma Hartley’s Reservoir at 8:30 a.m. sharp, launching the first boat of the Rochester...