Coxswains Steer Straight by Using a Point A point is an object directly ahead of the boat that you aim at to keep the boat going in a straight line. In theory, this strategy works. There is a problem, though: The eight is a stern-coxed boat....

As we may know, coxswains never get coached. Even those coaches who think they are ‘coaching’ us are really just yelling at us and telling us what not to do. Rowers on the other hand are fortunate enough to get told what...

Last week I was asked to volunteer driving launches for Oakland Strokes at a regatta they were throwing. Heck yeah I wanna do that. The best part of it was when someone said to me, “You’re an Olympic medalist, isn’t this a...

Coxwains Off the Water Unlike rowers who get to work out, stay in shape, and tweak their skills on ergs and tanks, coxswains really do not get a chance to improve over the winter. But worse than that, they actually can suffer from a...