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Flipping a Four: What to Do When the Unexpected Happens

It's rare that a crew flips a big boat, which makes it even more important for coaches, rowers, and coxswains to know what to do in case of emergency.... Read More...

Brett Freeman rows 2 seat in the PBC Senior Masters Eight at HOCR 2015.

Proof It’s Never too Late to Master Rowing

When I met Brett Freeman in 2011, he was just figuring out the difference between squared and feathered. At 38, Brett was five to ten years older than the major... Read More...

From LTR to HOCR in Two Seasons

The big stories that get the most coverage around the Head of the Charles, most often spotlight national team rowers, former Olympians, and talented athletes wh... Read More...

45 Drills for Fine-Tuning Technique

As a coach, you most likely have an arsenal of technique drills that you use over and over throughout the season to help fine tune your crew's skills. Where did... Read More...

10 Things Women Rowers Understand

When you learn to row, supportive coaches and new teammates show you around the boathouse, teach you about the equipment, explain the basics of the rowing strok... Read More...

Q&A: Bowloader Coxing 101

Question of the week, from a second-year masters rower: I have a little experience with stern-coxed 4s and 8s, but this weekend my coaches had me cox a bowload... Read More...

Facing the Erg: A Love/Hate Relationship

Let’s be straight – there’s a lot to hate about the erg. Perhaps the worst thing about the machine is that the better you get and the harder you work, the hard... Read More...

Northampton Community Rowing launches for a morning practice. Photo: Linda Hannum

Find Masters Rowing Clubs Near You

Looking for rowing opportunities where you live? From learn to row, to novice, recreational, competitive, and developmental clubs. Sweep and sculling for men an... Read More...

For Better Results: Breathe

Breath, the air we gulp and strain at, is the champagne, the elixir of our sport. It is the fuel of our bodies, it flows into our muscles. It enables every mov... Read More...

Can We Sweep Like Scullers Do?

Hmmmm. I was planning another tiresome polemic on the details of technique to follow my first column ("It All Starts with the Hands") about the proper position ... Read More...

Fall rowing for novice crews can be daunting. Make sure your rowers and coxswains make safe and smart decisions on the water.

4 Lessons from the 2014 Snowflake Regatta Debacle

America loves to watch people suffer. Boxing matches. Home videos of Dads getting whacked in the nuts by their kids' whiffleball bats. Craning our necks to see... Read More...