Word: coxswaine
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While the oarsman is determinedly keeping his eyes within the boat, the coxswain is giving him a running commentary on the race. In addition to steering, the "cox" verbally enforces a perfect symmetry of eight oars throughout the stroke; he reminds rowers of specifics of technique; he describes the frantic chaos evident in the opponent's boat, regardless of its relative position; and he calls for changes in rowing speed and power at strategic moments in the race. Occasional "Power Tens" are yelled out to gain a decisive edge with ten all-out strokes; the coxswain's comments range from...
...season coxswain, I can't afford the calories in a Scorpion Bowl from the Kong, so in the past week I've read six trashy novels. I've watched countless hours of sitcom reruns on the tube. And I've played so much pinball I need a charge account for "Lost World" at Tommy's Yesterday I was so bored I even read a book for my thesis, and it's not due 'til March...
When you tell people you're a coxswain, they often laugh a lot. If you've never had to do it, hey, well, it's not a big deal to aim the boat in the right direction and yell at all those rowers. I mean, really, you could stay on the road and yell at your mother at the same time, even when you were just learning to drive, right? Well, almost...
...Head-of-the-Charles course, with five major turns, six bridges, unpredictable winds and deceptive currents, is the ideal setting for what is often called a coxswain's race. There is no question that the three-mile row is murderous for oarsmen, but the winding course taxes a coxswain's ability to an extent far beyond the normal straight-line course in spring competition...
...news from Weld Boathouse was that Susie Peterson, a junior coxswain, will captain the lightweight squad, and that Becky Goff and Cynthia Strong, also juniors, will lead the heavyweight crew...