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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This is the first stroke a rower takes. The rower knees are bent, his arms are stretched out in front of him and the oars are behind him. The oar enters the water and then the rower is ready to take ...

catching a crab

Sports; Rowing

A phrase meaning to make a bad stroke with the oar. The blade could go into the water at a wrong angle and go in too deep or it could be held at a wrong angle and not go into the water at all.

check

Sports; Rowing

This refers to the sudden change in the rate of deceleration, which is produced by pressure on the foot stretchers where the oarsmen's feet are, without instantaneous pressure on the oar and thus the ...

check it down

Sports; Rowing

This is an emergency command to bring the boat to a complete stop by thrusting the oars into the water to create enormous drag on the shell.

course buoys

Sports; Rowing

Course Buoys are white and they mark the middle of the course, they begin right after the first 250 meters (820 feet) and the end right before the last 250 meters (820 feet).