Oxford versus Cambridge 1999 Welcome to the Boat Race website This year's Boat Race was on April 3rd, 1999, 3:30 pm in the afternoon, with the Reserves Race before it at 3 pm. Cambridge make it seven: the umpire strikes back: report from the race launches. The 1999 Race, build-up and stories. The links on the left will take you to stories from previous years, news and information.