Boat racing
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Boat racing is the racing of boats on water.
[edit] Types
- Canoe racing, competitive forms of canoeing and kayaking
- Drag boat racing, a form of drag racing which takes place on water rather than land
- Dragon boat racing, a type of human-powered watercraft racing
- Hydroplane racing, a sport involving racing hydroplanes on lakes and rivers
- Circuit boat racing, a race between up to 15 boats going for for a win.
- Jet sprint boat racing
- Kayak racing
- Kyōtei, parimutuel boat racing in Japan, referred to as "BOAT RACE"
- Match race, a race between two competitors, going head-to-head
- Offshore powerboat racing, racing by large, specially designed ocean-going powerboats
- Outrigger canoe racing
- Rowing (sport), a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean
- Team racing, also known as teams racing, is a popular form of yacht racing
- Snake Boat Race, the traditional boat race in Kerala, India
- Yacht racing, the sport of competitive yachting
[edit] Notable boat races
- The Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge Universities
- The Welsh Boat Race between Cardiff and Swansea 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
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- 24 Heures Motonautiques de Rouen. a 24 hour circuit boat race in Rouen, France
[edit] Other uses
- Boat race (game), a drinking game
- Rhyming slang for face
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