The Coxswain's Journey - In the sport of rowing!
Episodes
From Geelong, Nagambie then to Lake Barrington – A Massive Victorian School Rowing Wrap
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is a huge episode bringing together our highly experienced and knowledgeable panel to cover the absolute peak of the Victorian rowing calendar. I...
2026 Head of the Schoolgirls - Regatta Preview episode
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I’m joined again by Alan Crute from Rowing Regatta Form Guides and Chat, along with expert rowing parent Kat Dunel, to preview the ...
From the Lead-Ups to the Heads - Victorian School Rowing Breakdown
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As the Victorian school rowing season builds toward its crescendo, I chat with two of the most knowledgeable voices in the sport for a comprehensive p...
Head of the Yarra: Inside the Coxswain's Mind! - EP 5
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 5: Beyond the Finish — Celebrating, Learning & RecoveringCrossing the finish line isn’t the end of the Head of the Yarra — it’s th...
Head of the Yarra: Inside the Coxswain's Mind! - EP 4
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 4: Regatta Day — Strategy, Timing, and Crew MindsetRace day — the moment everything comes together. In this episode, we talk about how to ...
Head of the Yarra: Inside the Coxswain's Mind! - EP 3
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 3: Fueling for Endurance — Diet & Hydration Before HotYThe Head of the Yarra is a long, demanding race — and how you fuel your body ca...
Head of the Yarra: Inside the Coxswain's Mind! - EP 2
21 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 2: Reading the River — The Course, Conditions & SteeringThe Head of the Yarra course is unlike any other in Australia — 8 kilometres o...
Head of the Yarra: Inside the Coxswain's Mind! - EP 1
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 1: Training for the Challenge — Building Your Crew for HOTYThe Head of the Yarra isn’t just another regatta — it’s 8 kilometres of rhy...
2025/26 Victorian Rowing Season Preview LIVE Show
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this live show, we assembled an expert panel to break down everything you need to know across all levels of the sport — from masters and school r...
Inside the 2025 ARC: Exclusive Schools Finals Preview with Rowing Insiders
29 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Australian Rowing Championships are in full swing, and you won't want to miss our exclusive behind-the-scenes preview!Special guests:- Campbell fr...
Regatta Review – 2025 Head of the Schoolgirls Regatta
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The season has flown by, and after months of early mornings, relentless training, and countless hours on the water, it all came to a dramatic conclusi...
Head of the Schoolgirls – 2025 Regatta PREview! Live show
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Dance is Here! It’s that time of year again—the 2025 Victorian Head of the Schoolgirls Regatta is upon us! The Barwon River is set to host...
Regatta Review - 2025 RV State Championships
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The final hit-out before "The Big Dance" was on the weekend and in just under two weeks, the 2025 Victorian Head of the Schoolgirls Regatta ...
Regatta Review - 2025 RV Junior & Inter Schoolgirls State Championships and the Australian Henley Regattas
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It was a massive weekend on Victorian waterways, with two of the biggest events on the rowing calendar: the 2025 RV Junior & Inter-Schoolgirls Sta...
Regatta Review - 2025 Nagambie Regatta (and Junior/ Inters states preview)
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Regatta Review, Alan from Rowing Regatta Form Guides and Chat, Jo Hayman-Mcnally, and myself take a deep dive into the 2025 Nagambi...
Regatta Review - 2025 RV Junior & Inter Schoolgirls - St Catherine's Regatta
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The 2025 Victorian Schoolgirls Rowing season is in full swing! Last weekend, the Barwon River in Geelong hosted the 2025 RV Junior & Inter Schoolg...
Regatta Review - 2025 Morongo and JG King Homes Wedouree Regattas
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the first podcast review of the 2025 Victorian Schoolgirls rowing season! We’re kicking off the 2025 season with two massive regattas—...
2025 HOSG Season Preview - Live Show!
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Now the 2025 Victoria Schoolgirls Regatta season is in full swing, join myself, Alan Crute (Rowing Regatta Form Guides and Chat) and our exciting &qu...
A Chat with the President - Challenges Facing a Rowing Club
04 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In todays “casual convo” I was lucky enough to be joined by Chris Brown, President of Hawthorn Rowing Club; a huge thanks to Chris as he not only ...
Head of the Yarra 2024 - Winning Coxswain
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I have the privilege of being joined by Jo Cripps, the winner of the 2024 Head of the Yarra Coxswains Award! Jo didn’t just outperf...
2024 Head of the Yarra - Live Preview Show
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us and an incredible panel of experts as we dive into a preview of the 2024 Head of the Yarra! There’s no better way to get the inside scoop th...
When the Coxswains Chat - Motivation vs Discipline!
10 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today I take a refreshing break from our usual masters rowing conversations to chat with Sam Lincoln, a Richmond Rowing Club coxswain and recent recip...
Miked Up – 2024 Bendigo Grade & Masters Sprint Regatta
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join me in the coxswains seat for an intense 480m sprint at the 2024 Bendigo Grade and Masters Sprint Regatta! Listen in as the Hawthorn Rowing Clubs ...
Row the Lake! - The Inaugural Grand Ponderosa Cup!
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to another ripper "Casual Convo"! Today, we're joined by Mario Laing from the newly formed Lake Eildon Rowing Club. We dive...
Rowing Wisdom - Insights from a Stalwart!
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's not often we get to chat with a real stalwart of rowing, but in my latest "Casual Convo", I had the incredible opportunity to chat ...
Rowing Community! - The Winter Scullers!
19 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nothing speaks more to the rowing community than the annual Winter Sculling Series in Melbourne; good banter, lots of fun (highlighted by Linda's ...
RV State Masters Rowing Championships - 2024 Regatta PREview
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Due to popular demand we, The Coxswains Journey, have decided to do another Live Show! This time we covered the 2024 RV State Masters Rowing Champion...
Decoding the Coxswain/ Rower Relationship - Coxswains' Crew Expectations!
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As coxswains, we're often caught in a tug-of-war between the expectations and desires of our rowers, sometimes with limited insight into our role&...
Miked Up - Footscray Saltwater Grade and Masters Regatta MM4+
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a ripper! We had a tough battle against Yarra Yarra and Mercantile. The Mercantile Crew were an A grade (meaning late 20-year-olds...) and we ...
The Gemini Boat Race - 2024 Regatta PREview! Live show
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join The Coxswain's Journey and RowMann Repairs for an exclusive PREVIEW of the highly anticipated 2024 "Gemini Boat Race". Dive deep in...
Regatta Review - 2024 Head of the Schoolgirls Regatta
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The BIG one! The 2024 Head of the Schoolgirls Regatta was held last weekend on the magnificent Barwon River in Geelong. Months of hard work, sweat, an...
Head of the Schoolgirls - 2024 Regatta Preview! Live show
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tune into the audio from our first LIVE Facebook show, presented by RowMann Repairs and The Coxswains Journey, on the eve of the 2024 Head of the Scho...
Regatta Review - 2024 RV State Championships
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What a big weekend of rowing at Lake Wendouree in Ballarat for the 2024 Rowing Victoria State Championships. Beautiful weather on day 1 got things off...
Miked Up - 2024 Nagambie Grade and Masters Regatta MM8+
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join me live from the "cockpit" for this MM8+ race (MM8+ is Masters 8's, and the + is the coxswain), we raced 2 Melbourne Rowing Club Cr...
Regatta Review - A Massive Weekend!
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What a weekend! 3 big regattas in Victoria, the crowd favorite; Australian Henley; and in my view one of the big three for school rowing (HoY, HoSG/ ...
Regatta Review - 2024 Nagambie 2km Regatta
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Well this one didn't go right to plan, Alan, Binky and myself did a fantastic Regatta Review, we covered all bases, gave some great insights from...
The Heavy Hitters - Nagambie Gold!
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When a visionary and sport collide we often see great change in the winds! I feel we are on the precipice of that happening right now; vision, passion...
Regatta Review/s - Firbank and NSW State Championships
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A big weekend in rowing both on the Barwon in Geelong; where the Junior and Intermediate girls had a hit out at the RV Firbank Regatta; but also in NS...
The New Kids on the Block - Lake Eildon Rowing Club
10 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this exciting "Casual Convo" we have a great chat with Mario Laing rfom Lake Eildon Rowing Club, the newest Rowing Club in the country! W...
Regatta Review - 2024 Wendouree Ballarat JG King Homes Regatta
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The conditions could not have been better at Lake Wendouree on Saturday for the Ballarat JG King Homes Regatta. The weeks Regatta Review covers the r...
Miked Up - 2024 Barwon Regatta FM4X+
03 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to one of my recordings of the Hawthorn Rowing Clubs Female Masters Quads, first and final at the 2024 Barwon Regatta. There's a few take...
Regatta Review - 2024 Barwon School & Underage Regatta
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Season kicked off in earnest last weekend with the 2024 Barwon Regatta, from Geelong, a certain favorite for all rowers and spectators alike. Sat...
Regatta Review - 2024 Ballarat 2km Regatta
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this weeks "Regatta Review" Alan from Rowing Regatta Form Guides and Chat joins me to fill us in on the days racing, with plenty of highl...
Launching Legends! - The Newbies!
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Now, typically, my "Casual Convo's" revolve around the seasoned veterans of the rowing world — long-term rowers, coxswains, and the tr...
Miked Up - Sydney International Rowing Regatta, SG4X+!
30 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are fortunate to have been given access to the live recording from the 2016 Nationals (SG4X+) crew. In this tape we hear the coxswain, Julia Crute...
Behind the Megaphone! - Coxswains having a Chat!
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"A coxswain is an individual entrusted with steering the boat, providing directions to the rowers, ensuring the overall coordination and strategy...
Regatta Review - 2023 RV Schoolgirls Sacred Heart Regatta
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tune into Alan Crute from Rowing Regatta Form Guides and Chat as he fills us in on all the action from Saturday at the 2023 RV Schoolgirls Sacred Hear...
Head of the Yarra - The Coxswains race
11 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There is no more iconic 8's race in the southern hemisphere (arguably in the world) than the Head of the Yarra, hosted by Hawthorn Rowing Club (di...
Rowing Revelry - Unveiling the Spirit of Head of the Schoolgirls!
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to today's 'Casual Convo'! In this episode, we're diving into the world of the Victorian Head of the Schoolgirls Regatta, a mo...
Racing Plans - To Plan or not to Plan?
14 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"A race plan is a strategic outline that details the tactics and execution strategy for a your crew during a race. It helps the team to maximize ...
Ready to check 7, check 7, CHECK 7, Check..... oh sh%$!
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The title speaks for itself, crashes will happen. In this episode we delve into a real situation that occured with me only the day before this podcast...
Your number one job
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What is the coxswains number one job? What matters more than anything else? In this super short "burst" i will tell you, and its very simple...
Raw and Uncut
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this live and uncut episode recorded from the banks of the Sydney International Regatta Centre in Penrith, I share my thoughts and feelings just mi...
Nerves and Anxiety - Make Them Your Friend
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this powerful episode of The Coxswain’s Journey I draw on 40+ years of sporting experience to tackle one of sports most universal challenges: pre...
10 Coxing tips to make you a better coxswain!
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I delve into a bunch of tips and ideas to help make you a better and more confident coxswain. In this episode of the coxswains journe...
Raceday - When you hit the water!
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What happens after you hit the water on Raceday, what to be ready for and what to expect. This is what it is all about, the race! all the preparation ...
Raceday - Before you hit the water!
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What you need to know leading up to and including raceday before you hit the water. Being organised is paramount, "failing to prepare is preparin...
Time for Training
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we cover the aspects that are required from a coxswain during training, from arriving at training, getting on the water, on water trai...
An introduction to the "9th seat" - the coxswain!
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Coxswain's Journey, the podcast that dives deep into the world of rowing coxswains. In this introductory episode, we'll give you a brie...