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Club welcomes 6 new bow coxswains
Ready to launch. Lauren Olsen (left to right) consults with co-cox Bill Mahoney as fellow cox trainees Jodi Stone and Dylan Rauch look on during the club's 2026 coxswains training program. Already in sync. Coxswain trainees Ashley Mackenzie (left to right) and Andrew Rauch with co-cox Kathy Woods-Smith in seat 2 and new coxswain Mark Ehrhardt in seat 1. What ferry wash? Mark's looking pretty chill here taking his crew through the ferry wash for the first time. Kathleen Sailer
Bill Mahoney
Apr 202 min read


Basic Rowing Commands
Sculling Coxswain's JOB DESCRIPTION To keep everyone safe. To protect the boats (especially wooden boats). To be aware of ferries (know...
Francine Rose
Mar 7, 20232 min read


Lifesaving Lessons
A message from Steve Jeffries Greetings from your new Safety Officer. The following information is suggested only for all rowers and...
Steve Jeffries
May 12, 20152 min read


Boat Flips and Bellyflops
Today was the Flip Test Challenge – Baptism by salt water for 11 brave Rats who preferred being wet and cold Rats over being drowned...
Francine Rose
Apr 17, 20151 min read


Swamped!
The possibility of swamping a shell, especially a four or an eight, in cold rough water is about the most dangerous thing about rowing in...
Jim Buckley
Jan 4, 20152 min read


Flip Test Sunday Aug. 17
by Janet Palmer After Jim and Sandy’s adventure this week, there’s lots of chatter about what happens when a rower and/or a boat roll...
Janet Palmer
Aug 16, 20141 min read


First Aid Supplies and Health Tips
by Kathleen Sailer – It is not uncommon for rowers to incur hand blisters, cuts, abrasions, and occasionally puncture wounds. Carrying...
Kathleen Sailer
Jul 9, 20141 min read


Man Overboard
Janet Palmer’s Safety Class last Saturday included some very good tips about what to do if a boat flips/swamps/ or otherwise commits its...
Jim Buckley
Apr 14, 20142 min read


Quad Flip-Lessons Learned
Marsha Wiener and Janet Palmer – Event Summary (Marsha) One Sunday morning several years ago, with ideal water conditions prevailing,...
Marsha Wiener
Mar 4, 20144 min read
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