| 124th Boat Race | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 25 March 1978 | ||
| Winner | Oxford | ||
| Margin of victory | Cambridge sank | ||
| Winning time | 18 minutes 58 seconds | ||
| Overall record (Cambridge–Oxford) | 68–55 | ||
| Umpire | James Crowden[1] (Cambridge) | ||
| Other races | |||
| Reserve winner | Goldie | ||
| Women's winner | Cambridge | ||
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The 124th Boat Race between crews from the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge took place on the River Thames on 25 March 1978. Umpired by former Cambridge rower James Crowden, Oxford won in a time of 18 minutes and 58 seconds. The race was complicated by bad weather, and when faced with choppy water, a strong headwind and horizontal, driving rain, the Cambridge boat, which lacked splashboards, took on water and sank. It was the fifth time a boat had sunk during the event.
In the reserve race, Cambridge's Goldie beat Oxford's Isis by 1+1⁄4 lengths. Cambridge won the 33rd Women's Boat Race.
- ^ Dodd, p.156