Sculling Coxswain's JOB DESCRIPTION To keep everyone safe. To protect the boats (especially wooden boats). To be aware of ferries (know...

A message from Steve Jeffries Greetings from your new Safety Officer.  The following information is suggested only for all rowers and...

Today was the Flip Test Challenge – Baptism by salt water for 11 brave Rats who preferred being wet and cold Rats over being drowned...

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...

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...

by Kathleen Sailer – It is not uncommon for rowers to incur hand blisters, cuts, abrasions, and occasionally puncture wounds. Carrying...

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...

Marsha Wiener and Janet Palmer – Event Summary (Marsha) One Sunday morning several years ago, with ideal water conditions prevailing,...