See also Schubschlag vs Kernschlag by Peter Mallory

Peter Mallory - The ferryman's finish involves tradeoffs, which I discuss at length in my book. Does it work? Yes, it does. There are plenty of examples of international crews finding success using the ferryman's finish. For a good example of the two styles of the Schubschlag finish, one can look at the two great men's pairs of the 1990s and 2000s, Great Britain's Redgrave and Pinsent using the pure, concurrent finish, and Australia's Ginn and Tomkins using the ferryman's finish. Both crews won an Olympic Gold Medal. (I was there in Atlanta to see Steve and Matthew win theirs.)

Great Britain's Redgrave and Pinsent using the pure, concurrent Schubschlag finish

Australia's Ginn and Tomkins using the ferryman's finish Drew Ginn, Will it Make the Boat Go Faster? - Schubschlag maybe but not my understanding of the ferryman's finish.

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