Comments on: The Evolving Role of the Coxswain https://thecoxswainsjourney.com/the-evolving-role-of-the-coxswain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-evolving-role-of-the-coxswain Leading your crew to success, one stroke at a time Wed, 22 May 2024 05:52:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: admin https://thecoxswainsjourney.com/the-evolving-role-of-the-coxswain/#comment-54 Wed, 22 May 2024 05:52:28 +0000 https://thecoxswainsjourney.com/?p=731#comment-54 In reply to DeDe.

Hi DeDe, that sounds really interesting. I cant say I know 100%, but many years ago we used a whistle during racing (a bit cheeky really) but it was blown as our final push top the finish, the theory was it would not only fire our boys up but would put the competitors off. Not sure I agree in principle with the tactic, but it worked for us. Maybe they used it for a similar reason, bearing in mind that was a long time before the technology hit the boat; i cant imagine how difficult it would have been getting commands to an 8 (in a fully staked field) mid race.
id love to see a photo of it, and chance you could email an image to guy@thecoxswainsjourny.com? Regards, Guy

]]> By: DeDe https://thecoxswainsjourney.com/the-evolving-role-of-the-coxswain/#comment-53 Wed, 22 May 2024 00:14:27 +0000 https://thecoxswainsjourney.com/?p=731#comment-53 I just inherited a coxswain whistle from the Cal men’s team used in the 1940s. Do you know what they used the whistle for?

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