Who is stroking your boat?

According to Wikipedia, The “stroke” is the rower closest to the stern of the boat. Everyone else follows the stroke’s timing – placing their blades in and out of the water at the same time as stroke. The stroke can communicate with the...

Just feel the Zen of the boat…

It is that simple, really. But why can’t we do it? My children row.  I have one on the modified team and one on JV. Crew is a difficult sport that requires a great deal of both mental and physical endurance.  I myself have never rowed so my comments are really...