Rebecca has a great rowing hack for situations when you need a coxswain but a suitably small person is not available.
Her club designed a "plank seat" for the coxswain.
How to build a cox's plank seat
We took a plank of wood and found an old sculling seat top (we removed the undercarriage). The one we chose happened to have light blue foam seat pad glued to it - but you don't need that. It's just extra comfort.
The plank is around 20 cm wider than the width of the boat where the cox sits - so there's no chance it will slip down.
Screw the seat to the middle. And we also added a pink lanyard with a clip on the end. This loops over the steering wires as a safety feature in case the plank falls into the water during the outing - it won't float away.
Further Resources
- Finding a Coxswain
- Race plans for Head Racing (including coxing calls)
- The frustrations of masters rowers
