Coxed pair

---

title: "Coxed pair" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["rowing-racing-boats"] description: "Boat class used in competitive rowing" topic_path: "general/rowing-racing-boats" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coxed_pair" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Boat class used in competitive rowing ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7d/Coxed_pair_(rowing).svg" caption="Coxed pair icon"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/Daniel_Lyons_and_Robert_Espeseth_of_the_US_Olympic_rowing_team.JPEG" caption="1988 Olympic Games]][https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/seoul-1988/results/rowing/pair-oared-shell-with-coxswain-men Rowing Pair - Oared Shell With Coxswain - Men - Results.] [[International Olympic Committee]]. Retrieved 6 June 2023."] ::

A coxed pair, abbreviated as a 2+, is a racing shell used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat with sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain (cox).

The crew consists of two rowers, each having one oar, and a cox. One rower is on the port side and other is on the starboard side. The cox steers the boat using a rudder and may be seated at the stern of the boat (from where there is a view of the crew) or in the bow (known as a bowloader). With a bowloader, amplification is needed to communicate with the crew which is sitting behind, but the cox has a better view of the course, and the weight distribution may help the boat go faster. When there is no cox, the boat is referred to as a "coxless pair".

References

References

1. [https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/seoul-1988/results/rowing/pair-oared-shell-with-coxswain-men Rowing Pair - Oared Shell With Coxswain - Men - Results.] [[International Olympic Committee]]. Retrieved 6 June 2023.

::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page. ::