coming ▁tradition ▁by ▁walking ▁one ▁eight - man ▁racing ▁shell ▁decor ated ▁to ▁the ▁theme ▁of ▁that ▁year . ▁In ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁the ▁theme ▁" Bundle ▁up ▁Bo ilers " ▁expressed ▁a ▁" hol iday ▁or ▁winter " ▁theme . ▁The ▁crew ▁decor ated ▁the ▁racing ▁shell ▁by ▁wrapping ▁a ▁black ▁resol ute ▁shell ▁in ▁gold ▁gar land ▁around ▁the ▁shell ▁as ▁a ▁large ▁present . ▁Hand ing ▁out ▁c andy ▁and ▁singing ▁the ▁" P urd ue ▁C rew ▁version " ▁of ▁" H ail ▁Pur due " ▁with ▁the ▁famous ▁" Let ' s ▁go ▁Pur due ▁Row ing " ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁are ▁typical ▁activities ▁expressed ▁each ▁year ▁at ▁the ▁para de . ▁ ▁D ash ▁on ▁the ▁W ab ash ▁D ash ▁on ▁the ▁W ab ash , ▁an ▁in - house ▁event ▁created ▁and ▁carried ▁out ▁within ▁the ▁team , ▁is ▁a ▁race ▁on ▁the ▁W ab ash ▁River ▁between ▁boats ▁composed ▁of ▁mixed ▁boats ▁of ▁Nov ice ▁Men ▁/ ▁V ars ity ▁Men ▁and ▁Nov ice ▁Women ▁/ ▁V ars ity ▁Women . ▁Each ▁boat ▁line up , ▁de vised ▁before ▁race ▁day , ▁dec ides ▁on ▁a ▁cost ume ▁or ▁theme ▁and ▁a ▁unique ▁name . ▁Two ▁boats ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁are ▁rac ed ▁bra cket ▁style ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁m ▁dash ▁on ▁a ▁stretch ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁normally ▁visible ▁from ▁the ▁bo ath ouse ▁depending ▁on ▁season ▁water ▁levels . ▁The ▁winner ▁of ▁each ▁bra