In response to the question about steering: Best advice would be to talk to your coach, but my advice: make small, frequent (if you need to) adjustments with the steering, try to avoid cranking the steering to one side (unless it is ABSOLUTELY necessary). If you move the steering when the rowers have the blade IN the water, it'll be less of an adjustment, but it won't affect the balance as much. If you make the adjustments when they're on the recovery, more adjustment, but it might ruin balance.