Rowing

Rowing

Rowing is a competitive sport where rowers race each other in boats by using oars to propel themselves forward. The athlete sits in the boat facing backwards with two oars (one on either side).

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bowman

Sports; Rowing

The rower who is seated nearest to the bow of a boat.

bowside

Sports; Rowing

All the rowers whose oars are on the left side of the boat. This is when the rowers are facing the stern or back of the boat.

breakages

Sports; Rowing

When apiece of equipment fails or breaks down, the race will be stopped as long as the breakage took place in the first 100 meters (328 feet) of the race.

bucket

Sports; Rowing

This is system of rigging the shell where two rowers, who are sitting one in front of the other, row from the same side of the shell.

button

Sports; Rowing

A collar that is put around the shaft of the oar so that it will not slip through the oarlock and into the water. The button can be moved up and down the oar, in order to increase or decrease ...