<P> The course covers a 4.2 miles ( 6.8 km ) stretch of the Thames in West London , from Putney to Mortlake . Members of both crews are traditionally known as blues and each boat as a `` Blue Boat '' , with Cambridge in light blue and Oxford dark blue . As of 2018 Cambridge have won the race 43 times and Oxford 30 times . Cambridge has led Oxford in cumulative wins since 1966 . The women 's race has received television coverage and grown in popularity since 2015 , attracting a television audience of 4.8 million viewers that year . The 2018 race was won by Cambridge by around seven lengths . </P>
<P> The course covers a 4.2 miles ( 6.8 km ) stretch of the Thames in West London , from Putney to Mortlake . Members of both crews are traditionally known as blues and each boat as a `` Blue Boat '' , with Cambridge in light blue and Oxford dark blue . As of 2018 Cambridge have won the race 43 times and Oxford 30 times . Cambridge has led Oxford in cumulative wins since 1966 . The women 's race has received television coverage and grown in popularity since 2015 , attracting a television audience of 4.8 million viewers that year . The 2018 race was won by Cambridge by around seven lengths . </P>
when was the women 's boat race first televised
when was the women 's boat race first televised
2015
2015