Rowing a 7
The inevitable happened this morning - 7 people for a crew of 8. The missing one was sick and we hadn’t managed to find a subsitute. It wasn’t cox (which was good or they’d have had to pull me down the river). I decided to row a 7 with a space at 3.
Good decision or bad decision?
Logic says that you should be able to have a positive row. But the crew complained about balance and feeling unstable. Cox never murmured a thing - thanks for getting on with it.
What should I do? I want to practice in 8s for the next racing focus. BUT if I’d split into a 4 and singles the ones who most need to practice can’t scull well and I want everyone to move onto the rowing discipline as a contrast to sculling.
We learnt some good things in the outing and improved some skills and did some cardiovascular work. Was it a waste of time?
What would you have done?
Give me guidance.
Rowing