coxwain

the commander of a racing sh-ll. usually under 5’5″ and weighs no more than 100 pounds. may either sit at the bow or stern of the sh-ll. uses a microphone tool called a c-x box or c-xwains box. it is basically a headset microphone that is plugged into the sh-lls speaker system with a guage for stroke rate on it. the c-xwain or c-x rarely uses the command stroke. instead he/she uses these commands:

1.on the ready! – command given to rowers telling them to prepare to row.

2.ready…row! – command given for rowers to row.

3.hold water/hold – command given to pairs of rowers anywhere in the sh-ll to stick the oar blade in the water and hold it there.

4.power 10/20/30 etc. – command given to rowers to put full power into the number of strokes called.

5.weigh enough! – pr-nounced way-nuff, command give to rowers to stop rowing.

6.oh…sh-t stop, (insert port/starboard here) hold – command given when the very expensive racing sh-ll is about to hit something.
c-xwain – power 30 on 2, 1, 2.
rowers – ahhh the pain, too many pieces.
c-xwain – you think i enjoy sitting here doing nothing yelling at you guys?
stroke seat – no… (said sarcastically)
a ridiculously small b-tchy person who sits at the stern of a crew and yells commands at the top of his/her lungs into a c-x box.common methods of torture are shaking the boat, ignoring them or doing the opposite of their commands, or my personal favorite, throwing them in the mud after they steal you goldfish. c-xwains are very cute and cuddly, like a teddy bear…..not!! mariel is like a little demon child ( but we love her) and danny is just a little -ss…ben, well ben is just ben!
after the race, the c-xwain stole the hingry rower’s goldfish and was thrown into the mud.