Boat racing

Boat racing is the racing of boats on water.

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

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

Other uses

• Boat race (game), a drinking game
• Rhyming slang for face