AAGPS races (excluding HOTR) - coxswains do not have to weigh in
RNSW races - Boats are DQ'd on the start line for not weighing in, weight is 50kg.
HOTR - 55kg minimum weight
Now, according to (http://www.biorow.com/RBN_en_files/2009RowBiomNews.pdf), every kg per rower (so 8kg of coxswain) is worth roughly 0.7s over a 6minute 2k, meaning it had no effect on shore's 5:59.
Can I also comment on the poor sportsmanship of scots, as soon as something goes wrong (a rower fell off his seat in the heat), their coach told them from the bank to row light, and they cruised down the course low rate. The boys from bellevue hill cant bear to lose on anybody else's terms as it seems.
Yes i agree with your comment about Scots, trying to get a restart because someone falls of their seat (Shore 2nd VIII 2012) and i do believe the breakage rule has now been abolished.
May i also comment on how their 2nd VIII didn't enter as well. Now there may be a valid reason for scratching such as sickness or injury but it would not surprise me if they were over at the Nepean training instead of racing.
LTR.
Actually decided to row low rate as more than one boy fell of their seats and they were so far behind that they decided to row lighter and save their energy for the final, rather than going all out for a Lane 1 Draw that they were going to get anyway. Also the 2nd VII didn't race because of sickness, with over half the crew out.
Also, with a lot of crews waiting to come together at one point in the season do you think we will get a true measure of where the schools are and who will, or won't, challenge come HOTR?