The Boat Race 2025: A World of Cantabs and How they Pulled for the Home Team

In Mexico City they gathered at a British-style Pub. In the Netherlands they played a prediction game. In Vancouver they had breakfast. In New York City: CantabNYC hosted a Live Viewing Party.

On Sunday, April 13, 2025, when The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race took off across the Thames, thousands of spectators along the river and thousands more across the planet watched and cheered as the iconic world-famous rivalry continued. Cambridge in America counted 12 North American parties, which took place in Canada and across the US.

Here is a global look at a few of the parties.

Cambridge had much to celebrate!

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