They’ regood fun, but its pretty much acknowledged the Bow os the worst place to be. Have a look when they row over waves, the bow going oveer waves can be more than 12 feet off the water then it slams down, the bowman then comes down as well, if his oar catches the water it will slam into his face and break his jaw. If the wave closes out on the boat it usually exerts its power on the bow. At the start of the race, everyone can jump in, but the bow is in the deepest water so is a problem, and when you get flooged, the sweep has two bars in front he wraps himself around the other rowers are ok the bowman usually gets flung out of the boat which is the worst place to be.