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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

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The Regatta-Ready Coxswain, Part II: At the Course

April 23, 2004

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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Guest Coxing the Head of the Charles 2003 – Information Minister Saeed al-Sahaf

September 25, 2003

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Postcards from “the Barracks”

August 22, 2003

Club rowing -- summer season. Some of the rowers from out-of-town have rented a gigantic 10-room unfurnished apartment they quickly name "the barracks" more

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When Bad Blisters Happen to Good People

July 10, 2003

Blisters happen; here's what to do. more

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Urgent and Confidential Business Proposal – Wet Socks

June 12, 2003

I have the courage to contact you in strict confidence as a reliable and honest person more

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Point of Greatest Hazard II - Launching Quickly at Crowded Regattas

May 8, 2003

Continuing on the premise that handling crewshells on land is at least as complex (often more so) than on water, we move to where the rubber really meets the road... more

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The Most Important Stroke of the Race – Calling the Settle

April 9, 2003

Some years ago -- very tentatively -- I went out on what I thought was a limb and affirmed that the first stroke of the settle was probably the most important stroke of the race. more

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That Schuylkill Accent

March 18, 2003

Wherein our columnist notes that "coxswains... don’t really sound like coxswains until they sound like Philadelphia coxswains" more

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'You'd Look Good in Our Engine Room'

February 13, 2003

Untangle some of the mystery of the recruitment process for high school rowers and coxswains. more

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Now that We're off the Water...Seasonal Rowing Disorders

December 13, 2002

With ice forming on the rivers and lakes (apologies for the northern hemisphere centrism), long dark months off the water can force certain entirely-explainable, yet disconcerting (to the civilian), adaptations and behaviors to get us through to spring. more