“The Boys in the Boat” by Daniel James Brown effectively portrays the physically and mentally all-consuming experience of rowing competitively. The entire team must be in sync to win a race. An errant thought or sneeze could prevent a team of eight rowers directed by a single coxswain from winning a race.
Inspired, Christie Solomon of Elevate Next interviewed Briana Gallo, owner/operator of Driftwood Adventure Treks and a former coxswain, to compare her competitive crew experience at Rollins College with that of protagonist Joe Rantz in “The Boys in the Boat.”