The Coxswain’s Locker strongly believes that more knowledgeable coxswains improve the sport of rowing as a whole including making it safer for all. Below are five pdf files extracted from The Coxswain’s Manual for you to download for free before taking to the water for the first time. This information is for your personal use only and should not be extracted, posted on another website, or used elsewhere. If you like the information provided in the pdfs below and decide to continue coxing, consider that the Manual is 115 pages long and covers more advanced topics including race strategy and seat racing.


All of the files are in pdf format that can be accessed using Adobe Acrobat Reader version 6.0 or later.