Why in North America is almost all rowing done facing backward?
Find out from www.frontrower.com

Does rowing help you live longer?
http://www.mastersrowing.org/articles/health/article.cfm?column_ID=165
" Research Review:Serum lipoprotein cholesterols in older oarsmen"

What is feathering...and why?"
"...to feather properly drop your wrists after the blades are out of the water, rotating the handles so that the flat backs of the looms drop into the flat bottoms of the oarlocks. This will rotate the blade so that the spoons face up with the forward edges slightly higher than the aft edges. This feathered position cuts down wind resistance and allows the blade to skim the surface of the water without digging in or stopping the boat."
from "How to Row An Alden Ocean Shell" Martin Marine Company, Box 251, Kittery Point, Maine 03905 Arthur E. Martin 1983

What is it about the word STOP do rowers not understand?
'"Stop' does not exist, only Weigh enough and Let it run..." Essential commands you need to know to understand your coxswain (printable file from www.coxing.com)

What does a rower do in the winter?
A training Tip for the New Yearfrom www. mastersrowing.com

How to handle the waves? Don't Fight The Water
The biggest problem for scullers on rough water is their
tendency to stiffen their upper body, arms and hands. 
http://www.owrc.com/technique.htm

U.S. Rowing- Rules of rowing, US Rowing, many links. www.usrowing.com

Workouts, articles on health benefits of rowing from Masters Rowing Association-www.mastersrowing.org