Coxswains gear up for the first race of the season in two weeks

JoMarie, Mia, Nina, Logan and Chase attended the coxswain's clinic held at the ODU rowing center and sponsored by EVSRA.  The three hour clinic was taught by Ashley Edwards. Ashley is a former high school and college coxswain (she earned a full ride to California State University in Sacramento as a coxswain) and has coxed at several international regattas. She is currently the head coach of the Hampton Roads Rowing Club.

Our coxswains have started to get their heads around the myriad aspects of racing. Below is a googlemap of the race course on which we race at Botanical Garden. An interactive version is on the right hand sidebar under "links" or clickable here.

Below are some stills and video snippets from previous years of the launch/start/race/finish/recover sequence. When your event number is called, the coxswain will have their crew bring the boat to the control station so the referees can perform a safety check (heel ties, bow, ball, lane number).

Crews will launch under the supervision of the regatta coordinators and will get a last word from their coaches and then row about 1 mile down the lake to the marshaling area near the start.

While rowing down the lake to the marshaling area near the start, it's important to stop rowing when other boats are racing.