How to Cox a Masters Rowing Crew So you've succumbed to the entreaties of the Masters rowers in your Club and agreed to cox them for this outing, even (and there are no limits to the cunning and guile age brings) agreed that you might be available for that regatta comfortably distant in the future. There are some things you should know before you get on the water and some things that you'll probably unlearn while you're out there. USRowing Masters Nationals Day 3_ 4 (Photo credit: michaelwm25) One of the first things to find out is just who you've got in the boat: Is this a group of forty-somethings who played rugby together and thought they should try something new last year; Or is it a group of Mums whose children row and who are spending so much time at the river that they might as well get out in the boat as well; Or have you got that crew of yesteryear who've finally got enough time to themselves again and are re-living their youth You might even have those fanatics who've never stopped and are still putting in the same effort long into the time when you'd expect a bit more time in the rocking chair as the norm. Find out what rowing the crew is capable of The thing is you won't be able to tell just by looking; be prepared to be surprised, very surprised by what these grey-haired types can and want to do.  Ask