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Troubleshooting steering - Faster Masters Rowing Radio - the podcast for masters rowers. Tips, advice and discussion from Marlene Royle and Rebecca Caroe. Support this show with a donation https://fastermastersrowing.com/register/podcast-supporter/ Timestamps 03:00 This Past Week - we have been watching a LOT of Olympic sports. 06:30 Listener survey results 11:00 Troubleshooting steering a rowing boat. Why are you going off course? What's happening, why and how to fix it. Steer off a point on the bank / horizon align with the your stern of the boat. Equipment - is the fin straight? To find out if it's the fin causing the issue - take a few big strokes and stop rowing with oars off the water and let the boat run.... watch to see if it glides straight or goes off in one direction. 16:00 How to correct your steering. Leverage at the catch for pressure steering. 20:00 Boat checks for steering with a wire Is your rudder and fin straight? Is there tension on the wires Have a steering shoe that fits 23:00 Ste