It is the coxswains' job to earn that trust. "We must," in Shakespeare's words "study deserving" to be our best for our rowers, to learn our craft with the same intensity as they learn theirs, to contribute to the boat in every way, and to become that invisible extra oar. We coxswains may joke about "coming second after God," but we know it is the rowers who give us everything.

The material on the following pages is intended to draw the coxing fraternity together -- sometimes on the light side (coxswains must always keep light), and sometimes on the serious. Hope you enjoy it.

• Oral-History: Richard Kellerman and Alix Kocher - November 11, 2009

• Dark Waters: How to Read and Use Currents - October 13, 2009

• Keeping Your Boat on its A-game between Moves - August 10, 2009

• Coxing with a Light Touch: Avoiding being too critical - May 21, 2009

• "...and Shimdi means Shimdi!" - November 19, 2008

• Counting the Final Strokes to the Finish Line Accurately - September 24, 2007

• It's Not the Seat; It's How You Use It - Demystifying Lineups - June 20, 2007

• Beginning of the Season Frequently-Asked Coxswain Questions - March 28, 2007

• Whose Stroke Rating Is It Anyway? - January 15, 2007

• Coxswain Calls: What Your Engine Room Wants to Hear - December 5, 2006

• Guest Coxing the Head of the Charles 2006 – Donald "the Rudder" Rumsfeld - October 18, 2006

• Choosing a Point vs. Choosing a Line - September 21, 2006

• Canadian Henley Survival Guide - July 25, 2006

• A Starboard by Any Other Name... - June 28, 2006

• Setting the Boat and Ways the Coxswain Can Help - May 2, 2006

• Locked On: Preparing for the Start II - April 12, 2006

• Getting on the Stakeboats - January 24, 2006

• “To Be on Time is to Be Late”: The Time Machine in the Boathouse - December 13, 2005

• Voice Cadence: Matching Your Calls to the Rhythm of the Boat - November 9, 2005

• Greg and the Oars - October 3, 2005

• Sweeping the Cone of Invisibility - How to Handle the Blind Spot - August 30, 2005

• Rowers as Rebels: The Galleys of 1777 (rowing through history, part VI) - July 26, 2005

• Making Your Calls Economical - June 21, 2005

• A First-Class Piece of Collective Seamanship, 5-Years’ Retrospective - 19 May 2000 - May 18, 2005

• Helpful Hints for Journalists Covering Rowing - April 12, 2005

• But They’re All Bigger ‘n Me: Establishing Your Authority - March 24, 2005

• Getting to Trials - March 8, 2005

• Rowing through History V -- The Venetian Galley - January 19, 2005

• Regatta Road Trip Hotels…The Silence of the Ice Machines…an outlet too far…linen closet’s revenge - December 8, 2004

• Regatta Road Trip II: Crossing the Border - November 4, 2004

• Big Two-Hearted River: Hemingway Guest-Coxes the Head of the Charles - October 7, 2004

• Regatta Road Trip: Part I -- On Not Driving Rented Durangos into the Great Lakes - September 17, 2004

• Upset Victory: A Review of Barry Strauss' New Book - August 31, 2004

• Cutting Weight for Coxswains - July 21, 2004

• Stuff Even Your Roommate Doesn’t Know -- Media Information Kits - May 6, 2004

• The Regatta-Ready Coxswain, Part II: At the Course - April 23, 2004

• The Regatta-Ready Coxswain, Part I - March 8, 2004

• Tea Bags, Betadine, and Blisters - March 1, 2004

• The Final Ten Degrees: Pulse Steering vs. Constant Steering -- The Debate - February 20, 2004

• Other People’s Stuff –Goths, Vandals, and Other Successors to the Roman Fleet - January 26, 2004

• Matrix Algebra on the Fly -- Hotseating and Hotboating - December 19, 2003

• Sleeping Like It's Our Job! - November 24, 2003

• Point of Greatest Hazard III -- In Praise of Trailer Drivers - October 22, 2003

• Guest Coxing the Head of the Charles 2003 – Information Minister Saeed al-Sahaf - September 25, 2003

• Postcards from “the Barracks” - August 22, 2003

• When Bad Blisters Happen to Good People - July 10, 2003

• Urgent and Confidential Business Proposal – Wet Socks - June 12, 2003

• Point of Greatest Hazard II - Launching Quickly at Crowded Regattas - May 8, 2003

• The Most Important Stroke of the Race – Calling the Settle - April 9, 2003

• That Schuylkill Accent - March 18, 2003

• "You'd Look Good in Our Engine Room” - February 13, 2003

• Now that We're off the Water...Seasonal Rowing Disorders - December 13, 2002

• Point of Greatest Hazard - Maneuvering a Crewshell on Land - September 30, 2002

• Adventures in Hotel Registration - August 2, 2002

• Magic Calls - "Cry 'Havoc,' and Let Slip the Dogs of War!" - July 15, 2002

• Mare Nostrum - Rowing Under the Romans - June 19, 2002

• The Care and Feeding of Lightweights - May 16, 2002

• "It's Cruel When the Fo'c's'le Gets the Fever" -- Never Share Water Bottles - March 27, 2002

• Offseason Training -- Bondage Runs, Merciless Videos, and Trading Coxswains by the Pound - February 13, 2002

• Indoor Training - Keep Coxswains and Other Small Objects Away from the Erg Intake Vents - January 8, 2002

• Eyes in the Backs of Our Heads -- Coxing Bowloaders - November 8, 2001

• The Stroke-Coxswain Connection - September 6, 2001

• Whatever It Takes - The Pickup Boats of Summer - June 27, 2001

• The Naming of Shells - March 28, 2001

• Rudderless Landing - March 1, 2001

• Report from the Coxswain's Convention 2001 - February 5, 2001

• Better Watch Out: Santa Claus is a Coxswain - December 4, 2000

• Cybernetics -- Rowing In The Athenian Navy - November 27, 2000

• Physics For Coxswains And Rowers - November 7, 2000

• Coxing Seat Races Fairly - October 12, 2000

• Keeping Coaches Happy -- The Coxswain's Role As Intermediary - October 4, 2000

• What REALLY happens at Coxwain meetings -- the Secret Tapes - August 15, 2000

• Rowing By Fives -- Oar Powered Ships In Ancient Egypt - July 20, 2000

• Sooo, They Talked You Into Coxing... - July 7, 2000

• Product Review: New Out of the Boat Works - June 21, 2000

• Puddles - How to Read the Water - June 6, 2000

• Bow Pair -- Making The Most Of Your Front End - May 25, 2000

• Regatta Fever; How to Call In Sick from Work - May 17, 2000

• Rigging Frenzy - May 11, 2000

• Hydration - May 4, 2000

• How to Throw Your Coxswain in the Water - April 29, 2000

• Headwinds - April 21, 2000

• How to Speak Coxswain - April 14, 2000