"Whilst running a pub trivia night recently I posed the question 'Which is longer in distance, the Melbourne Cup or the Oxford Cambridge Boat Race," writes Ogden Browne, of Balmain. "I overheard one of the younger generation discuss with his team mates 'How far is it to row from Oxford to Cambridge?' After my initial chuckles, I wondered if any Column 8ers could enlighten me as to whether this is in fact possible."
