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"In the reserve race, Isis beat Goldie..." - Probably better to put this, "In the reserve race, Oxford's Isis beat Cambridge's Goldie" given that it is the first time Isis/Goldie are mentioned. Then, in the "Background" section, if you want, you can change, "The reserve race, contested between Oxford's Isis boat and Cambridge's Goldie boat has been held since 1965." to "The reserve race, contested between Isis and Goldie has been held since 1965." for the sack of repetition.--Dom497 (talk) 20:13, 20 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
For the same sentence mentioned above, use the same units. (Oxford is going from st to lb (after you add the convert template) while Cambridge is going lb to kg).
For the crew table, use the Convert template (and make sure units that are being converted are the same throughout the entire article; per my 2nd point).
Most of my points right now are about the conversions so I figured I shgould just merge everything here. All I'm trying to say is to convert to and from the same units. For example, in the "Crews" section, at one point you are converting st to kg and at another point you are converting lb to kg. It should either be st to kg or lb to kg for BOTH. Then, in the table....wait a sec. Never mind about the table!--Dom497 (talk) 22:47, 20 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
No, I don't agree. It doesn't make sense when talking about a few pounds converted to kg to make it some decimal fraction of stones. Moreover, the original sources use stones and pounds, and pounds. I only convert them out of courtesy to the non-Imperial readers. The Rambling Man (talk) 06:24, 21 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
"The umpire for the race was Michael Muir-Smith,[11] and conditions were calm: Jim Railton of The Times described the course as "a smooth and flat Queen's highway from Putney to Mortlake." - This sentence reads awkward. In the first part you go from the umpire to the conditions (what do the two have to do with each other?). I think, "The umpire for the race was Michael Muir-Smith." can stand as its own sentence. Then you can say, "Conditions on the race day were calm and Jim Railton...".--Dom497 (talk) 23:11, 20 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
"18 minutes 21 seconds" - Again, me being picky but should there be an "and" in the middle. I don't know what the proper way is. Just wanted to bring it up so I know for the future.--Dom497 (talk) 23:11, 20 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
"we will have six of this crew next year ... that's a good base" - Did YOU split what he said (as in you cut out a part of what he said). If so, it should be [...] not just ... .--Dom497 (talk) 23:11, 20 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
"The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities and followed throughout the United Kingdom and broadcast worldwide." - We're talking about 1982 here. Was THIS race broadcast worldwide? If not, I think it would be better to say, "Today, the rivalry...". But even that is a bit ify because were supposed to be talking about the background of the race, not what happens(ed) after. Right?--Dom497 (talk) 23:11, 20 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
