How hard is it for a cox to take a break and then jump back in a year [or more than]? Is it like once a cox, always a cox, or is it like a completely new thing all over again?
Speaking from personal experience, it’s definitely “once a coxswain, always a coxswain”. Coxing is like riding a bike, you never forget how to do it. I was out of coxing for five years and once I got back into it I felt like I’d only been out for a few days.