Dear Kate,
By now u shld have recvd note from Sarah.
The main problem with your rowing and one which I have not addressed is how you move your body at the finish, You don't want to jerk at oar handle w/ upper body as handle comes into the finish. You know how you are supposed to have body steady at catch? Well, it should be the same way at finish, steady and not lugging toward arms as oar handle comes in. At the end of the stroke, you are in a very bad physical position to make boat go faster. That is why your legs go down first, followed by your back, and last of all your arms pressing it in as hard as possible, BUT NOT SO HARD THAT YOUR BODY MOVES TOWARDS THE OAR HANDLE. Weight work and erg work will help a lot with this.

You appear to have a good attitude, a good work ethic, and I expect you to be in the first boat right straight through our first race, to the Dad Vail Championship.
Best,
Coach

I think he's the best coach I've ever had. I'm actually being really coached for the first time.