s ▁race ▁and ▁the ▁overall ▁lead , ▁with ▁ 7 9 ▁vict ories ▁to ▁Oxford ' s ▁ 7 3 ▁( ex cluding ▁the ▁" de ad ▁heat " ▁of ▁ 1 8 7 7 ). ▁ ▁The ▁race ▁was ▁spons ored ▁by ▁X ch anging ▁for ▁the ▁fourth ▁time . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁Women ' s ▁Bo at ▁Race ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁become ▁an ▁annual ▁fi xture ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁Until ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁contest ▁was ▁conducted ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Hen ley ▁Bo at ▁R aces , ▁but ▁as ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁race , ▁it ▁is ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁River ▁Th ames , ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁as ▁the ▁men ' s ▁main ▁and ▁reserve ▁races . ▁ ▁The ▁reserve ▁race , ▁cont ested ▁between ▁Oxford ' s ▁Is is ▁boat ▁and ▁Cambridge ' s ▁Gold ie ▁boat ▁has ▁been ▁held ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁It ▁usually ▁takes ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁T ide way , ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁main ▁Bo at ▁Race . ▁ ▁C rew s ▁Oxford ' s ▁crew ▁we ighed ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ ▁more ▁per ▁ro wer ▁than ▁their ▁oppon ents , ▁and ▁featured ▁the ▁oldest ▁compet itor ▁in ▁Bo at ▁Race ▁history ▁in ▁ 3 6 - year - old ▁American ▁Mike ▁Wh er ley . ▁ ▁Cambridge ▁crew ▁consisted ▁of ▁six ▁Brit ons , ▁two ▁Austral ians ▁and