Kevin wins the boat race!!

So it was a draw.

Oxford won the women's race and Cambridge won the men's race, honour all round on a day when choppy wind against tide almost resulted in the Cambridge women's boat sinking under Barnes Bridge.

For some reason the Cambridge men's boat was called Kevin (above).

In both cases the winning boat had the Surrey bank, important as the southerly side of the river had the best shelter from strong gusts from the SW.

In between the main races we caught a glimpse of Claire Balding as she zipped from the start to the end on her speed-boat:

Before the race started there was heavy rain, thunder and lightening, so crowds were a little down on normal:

But Kevin powered through to the win: go Kevin!!