Boat racing

Boat racing

Boat racing is the racing of boats on water.

Types

* Drag boat racing
* Dragon boat racing
* Snake Boat Race
* Hydroplane racing
* Jet sprint boat racing
* Offshore powerboat racing
* Outrigger canoe racing
* Sport rowing
* Yacht racing
* Match race
* Team racing
* Kyōtei - parimutuel boat racing in Japan and South Korea

Notable boat races

* The Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge Universities
* The Northumbrian Water University Boat Race between the University of Durham and the University of Newcastle
* The Harvard-Yale Regatta, also known as "The Race"
* Nehru Trophy Snake Boat Race in Alleppy, Kerala, India

Other uses

* Boat race (game), a drinking game
* Cockney Rhyming Slang for face


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