▁heat " ▁of ▁ 1 8 7 7 ). ▁ ▁The ▁race ▁was ▁spons ored ▁by ▁X ch anging ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁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 ▁The ▁Cambridge ▁crew ▁( s ometimes ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁" Light ▁Blues ") ▁was ▁ ▁per ▁man ▁heav ier ▁than ▁their ▁Oxford ▁riv als ▁( s ometimes ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁" D ark ▁Blues "). ▁ ▁The ▁Oxford ▁crew ▁featured ▁four ▁Americans , ▁two ▁Brit ons , ▁a ▁Canadian , ▁a ▁Cro at ian ▁and ▁a ▁P ole , ▁while ▁the ▁Cambridge ▁crew ▁consisted ▁of ▁four ▁Brit ons , ▁two ▁Canad ians , ▁two ▁Germ ans ▁and ▁an ▁American . ▁ ▁The