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n. characteristics of the coxswain: -stands around 5 ft 2 in -weighs no more than 110 lbs. -directs and steers the boat for crew -sits normally in the stearn but in certain 4 person crews in the bow -has a voice that can be heard for miles -is seen toting around water bottles, shoes, socks, and the ever popular cox box -has a mysterious tan line in the middle of his or her forehead from the strap attached to the microphone on the cox box -upon winning a race, the coxswain is thrown into the (often very dirty) water -he or she is in charge of directing practices, calling races, and making certain that the $30,000 boat does not hit any other objects such as a bridge, floating log, another boat, or a dock Common calls of the coxswain: -"LET IT RUN" (used to stop the boat) -"WEIGH 'NUFF" (used to stop the boat) -"PORT/STARBOARD PRESSURE" (to direct the boat) -"POWER TEN in TWO, ONE, TWO" (used in races to make the boat go faster, often at the dismay of the crew) and the ever popular: -"HOLY &*^#, CHECK IT DOWN, WERE ABOUT TO HIT THAT BRIDGE" (self explanatory)
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