The Boat Races 2017 television viewers, and were broadcast around the world by a variety of broadcasters. The two main races were also available for the first time as a live stream using YouTube. The Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing competition between the University of Oxford (sometimes referred to as the "Dark Blues") and the University of Cambridge (sometimes referred to as the "Light Blues"). First held in 1829, the race takes place on the Championship Course, between Putney and Mortlake on the River Thames in south-west London. The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities; it is followed
Head of the River Fours each year with excellent hospitality in the Hock Cellar at the Griffin Brewery in Chiswick, where the prizes are presented. The current breakdown of events, as of the 2016 race is: Quadruple sculls (4x) (Eight Events): Coxless fours (4-) (Six Events): Coxed fours (4+) (Eight Events): Head of the River Fours The Fuller's Head of the River Fours (HOR4s) is a processional rowing race held annually on the Tideway of the River Thames in London on the Championship Course from Mortlake to Putney. The idea for a Tradesmen's Tideway Head Race for fours, was first mooted in the early 1950s