Traditional fishing boat were used for war and trade. Some ancient vessels were propelled by either oars or sail, depending on the speed and direction of the wind (see trireme and bireme). The Chinese were using sails around 3000 BC, of a type that can still be seen on traditional fishing boats sailing off the coast of Vietnam in Ha Long Bay. A jangada is an elegant planked fishing boat used in northern Brazil. It has been claimed the jangada dates back to ancient Greek time. It uses a triangular (lateen) sail, which allows it to sail against the wind. A felucca is
The Boat Race 1991 celebration considered "street-gang-style prancing" by the Oxford crew, Michels explained: "without Cambridge, there is no race. The beauty of the event is the personal conflict, and that is what it brings out in the crowds." The Boat Race 1991 The 137th Boat Race took place on 30 March 1991. Held annually, the Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames. Oxford, whose crew contained one of only two men to have rowed for both universities, won by four-and-a-quarter lengths. In the reserve race, Cambridge's Goldie defeated Oxford's Isis,