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from Simon, Fri 18th Jan, 10:52am

Nice to see Maidenhead RC highlighting our site for our guide to coxing.

by Tom C - Fri 18th Jan 2008, 1:03pm

Simon said: Nice to see Maidenhead RC highlighting our site for our guide to coxing.

And some useful comments. Why do we tell novices to run off by angling the blade? Is it just because they're assumed to be so retarded that if they do it properly they'll fly out of the boat?

by Dan - Fri 18th Jan 2008, 1:29pm

I had actually always thought that people meant doing it the way the maidenhead guys describe it. I thought saying angle it was just to make sure you didn't angle it the other way and thus get it flipped over and crab. But I still thought you were supposed to put the blade right under the water.

by Martin P - Fri 18th Jan 2008, 6:11pm

Don't senior boats put the spoons under the water? Did in my day... Or have I misunderstood?

The naff angling on top of the water thing was what you taught Novices because it was easier, even though less effective.

by Tom C - Fri 18th Jan 2008, 7:25pm

We don't bother nowadays. Janouseks aren't any slower with broken bows so we just cause as much damage to other colleges as possible.

by Simon - Sat 19th Jan 2008, 1:11pm

Ten years ago, novices were taught to slow the boat down by tilting the blades so they were half way between square and feathered, and draggin on the water. The seniors over-feathered and dug the blades in - the fear was that novices would crab if they did this (and it's not uncommon for infrequent BPBCers to half-crab when doing this).
The ARA recommended method for everyone is to stay feathered and just raise your hands. It's very effective in a single, but I've never tried it with an eight. It has the advantage of not being complicated so you don't have to think in an emergency, plus if you do it straight from a pause at hands away you can have a nice slap on the water first (which goes down well when you're coaching kids).