There's no better time to be in New Jersey than fall. Gone is the overly hot and humid weather, and everyone has returned to the city from their respective summer hiatuses.
The caller issues commands to the crew through hand signals and voice calls, and also exhorts the crew to perform.
If paddlers are't synchronized, the result is a centipede effect whereby each pair of blades hits the water a fraction of a second behind, with the stroke of the boat falling out of synch.