Can a fit novice beat an experienced rower?

A reader asked us the question“Do you have any rough formula for how much speed bad technique can take from an otherwise strong boat? I think a lot about how much good technique can compensate for if an experienced crew with good technique races against a very fit novice boat who might not have great ratio and no control on the recovery, for example.”I don’t have a formula but I know that a very fit novice will be easily beaten by an unfit experienced crew – every ti