Subj : Re: [UK] Oxford-Cambridge boat races venue To : rec.sport.rowing From : A. Dumas Date : Sun Apr 04 2021 04:25 pm Henry Law wrote: > Now that it's been shown (as if anyone should have doubted it) that the > Oxford-Cambridge races can be held somewhere other than London, and since > we know that Hammersmith Bridge is unlikely to be open for navigation for > some time, why not move the race round the country, as the Olympics move > round the world? > > I'm sure that quite a number of other rivers in the UK could provide a > four-and-a-bit mile course, with bends, and some of them would be wider > than the Great Ouse at Ely. One or more local clubs could provide the > facilities for boat storage and so on during the final training period, > and the exposure (and perhaps some money from the sponsors) would be > greatly to their benefit. And the course wouldn't be anyone's "home > water". > > Who could put flesh on this idea and make it happen? And invite a couple of other teams to raise the quality a bit. --- SBBSecho 3.06-Win32 * Origin: SportNet Gateway Site (24:150/2) .