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“Everyone ready? .....Hands on the side .....1..2..3..push” Point the boat in roughly the right direction to move over to your right hand side of the river in about 100m of travel. NAVIGATION RULE ON RIVERS: KEEP ON YOUR COXES RIGHT HAND SIDE Usually, this will require “take a stroke 2” or “take two strokes 2” “WHOLE CREW, from backstops, fixed seat paddling, blades covered, ...are you ready.. GO”
try to talk in phase with the blades being IN the water
• send away a good puddle, (make sure that they are all pulling some water)....pulling hard......with both arms. • Get in time......drop in together.......no work on the handle on the entry • Draw the finish up, • Tap the finish out, ..........down and away..........out square After 20 strokes, “Bring in body swing...next stroke....GO” Coxes may want the crew to • “focus on the rock over from the finish” • “Hands away, then body over” After 20 strokes body only “Going to quarter slide, ......next --stroke......change” Focus now on • “Sequence, hands away, body over, then slide” • “Just break the knees, only roll one inch forwards” • “Feel the time on the slide, .....don’t rush” After 20 strokes ¼ slide “Going to 1/2 slide, ......next --stroke......change” Focus now on • “Sequence, hands away, body over, then more slide” • “look for that extra run” • “Let the boat move on further on the recovery” • “only half slide, don’t be greedy, 4 – 5 inches” After 20 strokes ¼ slide “Going to 3/4 slide, ......next ---stroke......---change” Focus now on • “Sequence, hands away, body over, then even more slide” • “look for that extra run again” • “Let the boat move on further on the recovery” • “don’t be greedy, sitting tall” After 20 strokes ¾ slide “Going to full slide, ......next ----stroke......-----change” Focus now on • “Sequence again, hands away, body over, then more slide” • “look for that extra run” • “Let the boat move on further on the recovery” • “only half slide, don’t be greedy, 4 – 5 inches”
After 20 strokes, you may try some square blades paddling, cheating square blades paddling, or tapping the handle on the sax-boards at the hands-away body-over position to help maintain the tap down and sequenced movement.
“Next ---stroke ..........square -- blades..........----------go” for several minutes “we are going to tap the handles down on the saxboards over the knees on the recovery, before you slide forwards. Making sure you tap down and away, ......for 30 strokes......next---stroke ---tapping go” for about 30 strokes, then call “normal paddling.............GO” Keep this going until the crew call for a stop, or until instructions dictate you rest the crew: “Next ---stroke ..........e—asy----oar.......and .hold the balance..............................drop”
When ready to go.....by agreement with the stroke by asking “OK?” Check and adjust stationary position by using bow or two to take strokes as at the start of the outing
“Whole crew, light paddling,.......ready (check blades are all squared and buried at backstops, and if they are, don’t say to all the instructions. If they are not, say “come on _x_, backstops, squared and buried..NOW....OK, whole crew, ready”) ...........GO”
To go faster “Next ---stroke .............half – pressure..........GO”
To go even faster “Next ---stroke .............3/4 – pressure..........GO” “Next ---stroke .............firm – pressure..........GO” “Next ---stroke ............ rate going up................--two pips --..........GO”
To go slower “Next ---stroke .............light – pressure..........GO” “Next ---stroke .............very light pressure..........GO” “Next ---stroke ............ rate-ing down................--two pips --..........GO”
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