' s ▁Is is ▁by ▁one ▁length , ▁their ▁first ▁victory ▁in ▁three ▁years . ▁ ▁Cambridge ▁won ▁the ▁ 4 2 nd ▁Women ' s ▁Bo at ▁Race , ▁their ▁fourth ▁victory ▁in ▁six ▁years . ▁ ▁Re action ▁ ▁Oxford ' s ▁Mac don ald ▁was ▁triumph ant : ▁" It ▁was ▁a ▁fair y - t ale ." ▁ ▁Top ol ski ▁acknowled ged ▁his ▁crew ' s ▁luck ▁in ▁winning ▁the ▁toss ▁combined ▁with ▁the ▁conditions : ▁" We ▁had ▁been ▁pray ing ▁for ▁rough ▁water ." ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁appeared ▁conc ili atory : ▁" I ▁wish ▁the ▁Americans ▁had ▁been ▁there . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁nothing ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁v ind ic ation . ▁ ▁We ▁just ▁won ▁the ▁race , ▁that ' s ▁all ." ▁ ▁Cad oux - H ud son ▁said , ▁" I ▁thought ▁Cambridge ▁would ▁murder ▁us ▁but ▁we ▁took ▁ 2 0 ▁col oss al ▁stro kes ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁prime val ▁sc ream ▁from ▁the ▁crew . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁huge ▁release ." ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁Top ol ski ▁and ▁author ▁Patrick ▁Robinson ' s ▁book ▁about ▁the ▁events , ▁True ▁Blue : ▁The ▁Oxford ▁Bo at ▁Race ▁Mut iny , ▁was ▁published . ▁ ▁Seven ▁years ▁later , ▁a ▁film ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁book ▁was ▁released . ▁ ▁Al ison ▁Gill , ▁the ▁then - pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁Oxford ▁University ▁Women ' s ▁Bo at ▁Club ▁wrote ▁The ▁Y anks