[header] How to row (beginner ) [title] Stretch. [title] Bring the boat to the water. [step] During this step, do not do anything your coxswain (or other person directing you) doesn't say, and do everything he/she does say.
[header] How to row (beginner ) [title] Stretch. [title] Bring the boat to the water. [step] During this step, do not do anything your coxswain (or other person directing you) doesn't say, and do everything he/she does say.
The instructions will typically be very clear and specific. [substeps] With the other members of your boat, and probably a few others besides, pick up your boat, gently swing it over your head, and balance it there on extended arms as you walk towards the water. Do not tilt the boat, but move forward around the water as if in small circles. Do not pat your boat, just let it be. If the rules are a little different, follow them. [title] Ease your way out of the boat. Stretch yourself periodically, and stay straight and parallel to the water. [title] Decide what number of strokes you need.