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Why Discipline Beats Motivation in Sport Every Time
Motivation fades, but discipline always shows up.
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Why Power to Weight Matters More in Rowing
Discover why watts per kilo matters in rowing, and how power-to-weight, stroke rate, and efficiency move boats faster than raw erg power alone.
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Medals and Meaning – Rethinking Success in Masters Rowing
I was inspired to write this article following many conversations over the years in boat parks and around the rowing community, and more recently in particular, which prompted me to put pen to paper on what may be considered a sensitive topic. In rowing, success is not a single definition, Read more
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The Explore vs Exploit Dilemma in Rowing
I’ve always been an athlete that likes risk. Why? Because it’s fun — simple. Sport, in my view, should have an element of risk in it. I remember a quote from Greg Welch, Ironman World Champion in 1994: “If you want to win, you’ve got to be willing to take Read more
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What Makes a Crew Fast? It’s Not What You Think.
I’ve been coxing competitive rowing crews for a long time. And in that time I have sat in fast boats and slow ones, cohesive ones and fractious ones, crews that seemed to have everything on paper and went nowhere, and crews that had no right to be as quick as Read more
Regatta Reviews
From Geelong, Nagambie then to Lake Barrington – A Massive Victorian School Rowing Wrap
This is a huge episode bringing together our highly experienced and knowledgeable panel to cover the absolute peak of the Victorian rowing calendar. I’m joined, as always, by the doyen himself Alan Crute from Rowing Regatta Form Guides and Chat, alongside Campbell Roberts from Campbell’s APS Rowing Review, and Kat Read more
Regatta Reviews
2026 Head of the Schoolgirls – Regatta Preview episode
In this episode, I’m joined again by Alan Crute from Rowing Regatta Form Guides and Chat, along with expert rowing parent Kat Dunel, to preview the upcoming 2026 Victorian Head of the Schoolgirls’ Regatta taking place this weekend. Around 2100 athletes will take to the Barwon River in Geelong for Read more
Regatta Reviews
From the Lead-Ups to the Heads – Victorian School Rowing Breakdown
Time has flown, maybe not for the kids on the ergo’s and parents on early morning duties, but it certainly has for the rest of the spectators. As the Victorian school rowing season builds toward its crescendo, I chat with two of the most knowledgeable voices in the space for Read more
Head of the Yarra Series
Head of the Yarra: Inside the Coxswain’s Mind! – EP 5
Episode 5: Beyond the Finish — Celebrating, Learning & Recovering Crossing the finish line isn’t the end of the Head of the Yarra — it’s the start of reflection, recovery, and celebration. In this final episode of Inside the Coxswain’s Mind, we look at what happens after the race and Read more
Head of the Yarra Series
Head of the Yarra: Inside the Coxswain’s Mind! – Ep 4
Episode 4: Regatta Day — Strategy, Timing, and Crew Mindset Race day — the moment everything comes together. In this episode, we talk about how to manage the pressure, logistics, and mindset of Head of the Yarra day so your crew can perform at their best. We cover: This episode Read more