MCGILL BOAT CHALLENGE TO BE HELD SATURDAY

The 16th annual Mcgill-queen’s Challenge Boat Race is scheduled for Saturday morning on the Lachine Canal. The Queen’s Gaels lead the all-time series 9-6 between the long-time foes since the head-to-head competition was first introduced in 1997. This unique regatta is the Canadian equivalent of England’s annual Oxford-cambridge race and the annual Harvard-yale event in the U.S. The launching point will be at the Lachine Rowing Club (2801 St. Joseph Blvd.) This year’s event begins with novice boats (women at 9:20 a.m., men at 10:05 a.m.), followed by the varsity women’s heavyweight eight launch ceremony at 10:30 a.m. and the men’s heavyweight eight launch at 11:15 a.m.