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Re: The Boat Race
« Reply #15 on: March 30, 2008, 07:01:52 PM »
Quote from: Nick on March 30, 2008, 05:11:55 PM
I rowed that course once in the Head of the River. I was a lastminute substitute and no one had warned me it was 4.5miles!! evil:

And we had to row back. evil:

Against the tide evil:

I thought I was going to die evil:
Did you?  rubschin:
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Re: The Boat Race
« Reply #16 on: March 30, 2008, 07:19:38 PM »
Die?

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Re: The Boat Race
« Reply #17 on: March 30, 2008, 07:24:33 PM »
Quote from: Nick on March 30, 2008, 07:19:38 PM
Die?

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Oh good... we'd be short of numbers with TG away...  whistle:
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Re: The Boat Race
« Reply #18 on: March 30, 2008, 07:25:58 PM »
It was a long while ago. evil:
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Re: The Boat Race
« Reply #19 on: March 30, 2008, 07:28:18 PM »
Quote from: Nick on March 30, 2008, 07:25:58 PM
It was a long while ago. evil:
When TG left... no, it was just today...  noooo:
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Re: The Boat Race
« Reply #20 on: March 31, 2008, 11:20:48 AM »
Am I mis-remembering that the Grand National used to be the same day as the Boat Race?
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Re: The Boat Race
« Reply #21 on: March 31, 2008, 11:34:32 AM »
National is on 5th April this year.

I think they coincide (Boat Race and National) when the tides (which are governed by the phases of the moon ~ as is Easter) happen to fall right with the racing calendar but I don't think it has ever been a permanent arrangement.


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Re: The Boat Race
« Reply #22 on: March 31, 2008, 11:47:01 AM »
 Sounds plausible to me.  rubschin:
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Re: The Boat Race
« Reply #23 on: March 31, 2008, 11:48:03 AM »
Quote from: Snoopy on March 31, 2008, 11:34:32 AM
National is on 5th April this year.

I think they coincide (Boat Race and National) when the tides (which are governed by the phases of the moon ~ as is Easter) happen to fall right with the racing calendar but I don't think it has ever been a permanent arrangement.


I could be wrong ~ I often am .... Uncle Mort will soon tell us.

Phases of the moon? rubschin:

Are the horses all mares then?
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Re: The Boat Race
« Reply #24 on: March 31, 2008, 11:57:01 AM »
A Google check reveals that the "Aintree week" is traditionally the week leading up to the first Saturday in April. Other race meetings happen at fixed times throughout the year at various venues. This constitutes the "Racing Calendar" which is the name for the "major" meetings. Given that individual horses race frequently during any given year but some are "prepared" for specific races it follows that a "fixed" calendar would be necessary.
See: http://www.britishhorseracing.com/goracing/racing/fixtures/1.1.1.2.asp
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Re: The Boat Race
« Reply #25 on: March 31, 2008, 01:04:37 PM »
Quote from: Snoopy on March 31, 2008, 11:34:32 AM
National is on 5th April this year.

I think they coincide (Boat Race and National) when the tides (which are governed by the phases of the moon ~ as is Easter) happen to fall right with the racing calendar but I don't think it has ever been a permanent arrangement.


I could be wrong ~ I often am .... Uncle Mort will soon tell us.

That is indeed correct.
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