{"id":19,"count":4,"description":"\r\n\r\nThe premiere event on Oxford\u2019s collegiate rowing calendar, Summer Eights takes place each May or June. Eights Week traditionally falls under sunny skies, and Blues rowers \u2014 that is, those who compete against Cambridge in the Varsity boats \u2014 are eligible to row for their colleges.\r\n\r\nBecause much of the Isis is too narrow for side-by-side racing, the bumps format was developed. At the beginning of each division, thirteen crews line up front-to-back down the river, with one and a half boat-lengths of clear water between them. When a cannon is fired, the crews start rowing, and each tries to bump the boat in front before being bumped by the boat behind. The start order for subsequent races is adjusted to move successful boats up, while unsuccessful boats move down. Over the years, boats aspire to reach \u201chead of the river\u201d, first place in the first division. Trophy oars termed \u201cblades\u201d are awarded to boats which successfully bump up on each of the four days of racing without themselves being bumped. Boats may only be bumped once each race in Summer Eights, leading to more stability in the bumps charts. Sunny weather and strong crews attracts tens of thousands of spectators to the river for Summer Eights; it truly is a sight to behold.\r\n\r\nBelow, you'll find all of our related website posts. Be sure to check back; we're adding more all the time!\r\n","link":"https:\/\/bcbc.ballioljcr.org\/index.php\/category\/racing\/eights\/","name":"Summer Eights","slug":"eights","taxonomy":"category","parent":16,"meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bcbc.ballioljcr.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/19","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bcbc.ballioljcr.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bcbc.ballioljcr.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/category"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bcbc.ballioljcr.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/16"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/bcbc.ballioljcr.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?categories=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}