Crew Race Devolved Into A Complete & Utter Disaster W/ Crashes Galore

Didn't go to the original site, but here are my observations - full disclosure - I was a coxswain for 3 years and rowed for one, including many national and international competitions.

The first scene is of two 8's where the one on the left of the picture slams into the dock. While steering a racing shell is much more difficult that you might imagine (they are very long and not nimble whatsoever), I am having a hard time fathoming how you do that.

The next series of scenes shows a four (4 oarsman with one oar each) w/ cox stupidly sitting in the middle of a race course. The race is by quads (4 oarsman with two oars each) w/o cox. It is pretty difficult to steer and row at the same time since you are facing backwards, and you certainly don't expect some jackwagon with his head up his ass to be sitting in the middle of the race course.

Not sure what this has to do with female drivers. The idiot was the male cox. Just my $.02.

 

I've now watched this video at least 15 times today and it literally gets funnier every time I watch it.

OP is a boob for pasting comments from another website, but the video itself has totally made my day. Guy behind me just asked me what I was laughing at so hard...

 

Haha, rightfully so? They're 16 year old girls.

That's definitely highlight of the video though. "You assholes! You RUINED IT for them." That was some genuine rage right there. Parents be going crazy.

 

This video (sped up to 2x) + Yakety Sax = PURE GOLD

 

I can only assume they never had to steer before because that wasn't steering. Some of them went right into the dock. Did anyone explain the concept of steering to them before? LOL

 

I think it was obviously a race for novices. I just wonder how much training/practice they had before going out there.