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A boat's coxswain (pronounced cox'n) is in charge of tactical decisions, steering, and most importantly, the safety of the rowers. Coxswains do not row. Sculling boats (boats of 1, 2, or 4 rowers with 2 oars per rower) generally do not have coxswains. Occasionally a 4-scull will have a cox, but the others do not because they are simple not big enough to be effective with one.

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at junior levels they do have coxed quads but that is just as the rowers are less experienced. Normally no their isn't a coxwain their is an exception in octuples but those arent raced internationally

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