The Boat Race ... is a rowing event which takes place every year between students from two of the UK’s elite universities over a 4.25-mile stretch of the Thames in west London.

LONDON, England (CNN) --Two new boat designs made a splash at the London Boat Show this month. Stylish, light and easy to handle, the new Swan 45 looks more like a racing boat than a cruiser.

This weekend’s almost 200-year-old event, the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race, rightly puts the spotlight on the ... much more so than those in London, as they are typically more product and ...