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A First-Class Piece of Collective Seamanship, 5-Years’ Retrospective - 19 May 2000
May 18, 2005
Morning of time trials, Stotesbury Regatta, 19 May 2000.  more

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Helpful Hints for Journalists Covering Rowing
April 12, 2005
For the beleaguered sportswriter, or caption writer, facing a looming deadline on a rowing story, follow these tips.  more

Coxing a crewshell - while it may seem autocratic when viewed from outside - is actually a surprisingly democratic exercise.  more

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Getting to Trials
March 8, 2005
"Is your passport up to date?" Nothing bad ever comes of a question like that...  more

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Rowing through History V -- The Venetian Galley
January 19, 2005
A ship with THREE rudders - just the thing for head race season  more

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Regatta Road Trip Hotels…The Silence of the Ice Machines…an outlet too far…linen closet’s revenge
December 8, 2004
"Did one of you commit an anarchist outrage in a linen closet?"  more

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Regatta Road Trip II: Crossing the Border
November 4, 2004
Wood chips and forest products....imaginary firearms, oatmeal and yogurt...say ‘thank-you’ to the nice customs officers.  more

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Big Two-Hearted River: Hemingway Guest-Coxes the Head of the Charles
October 7, 2004
They crossed to the other side, where the large buoys of the starting chute looked like white elephants. "They look like white elephants," the coxswain said.  more

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Regatta Road Trip: Part I -- On Not Driving Rented Durangos into the Great Lakes
September 17, 2004
"There are only two seasons," a seasoned traveller once remarked, "winter and construction."  more

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Upset Victory: A Review of Barry Strauss' New Book
August 31, 2004
Oarheads and coxswains will savor this book for the way it brings the art of maneuvering oared ships to life, down to the commands and training that were used.  more

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Stuff Even Your Roommate Doesn’t Know -- Media Information Kits
May 6, 2004
Our crew's got Truth to spare. Want some?  more

A prepared, calm and steady coxswain is crucial to the confidence of the crew.  more

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The Regatta-Ready Coxswain, Part I
March 8, 2004
The first of two columns intended to help coxswains prepare for the demands of race day  more

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Tea Bags, Betadine, and Blisters
March 1, 2004
Dealing with blisters, from nurse and coxswain Megan Spence  more

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The Final Ten Degrees: Pulse Steering vs. Constant Steering -- The Debate
February 20, 2004
The debate on the merits of pulse steering vs. constant steering  more

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Other People’s Stuff –Goths, Vandals, and Other Successors to the Roman Fleet
January 26, 2004
“Our navy is quite impressive, but we would get destroyed in a land war”  more

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Matrix Algebra on the Fly -- Hotseating and Hotboating
December 19, 2003
Oh, but this is the truly fun part of large, complex regattas. The part where either your crew really is a well-oiled machine, or else everything unravels in your face because somebody grabbed the wrong set of oars.  more

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Sleeping Like It's Our Job!
November 24, 2003
Sleep is vital to physical and mental performance.  more

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Point of Greatest Hazard III -- In Praise of Trailer Drivers
October 22, 2003
The Road leads ever on and on.  more

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