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In sailing, a hand is a member of a ship's crew. [1] [2] "Single-handed" therefore means with a crew of one, i.e., only one person on the vessel.The term "single-handed" is also used more generally in English to mean "done without help from others" or, literally, "with one hand".
At the University of Pennsylvania, Burk rowed in the varsity boats. After graduating in 1934, he began racing in the single scull (1x), a one-man boat. Burk won 46 consecutive races in the single scull from 1937 to 1940, inclusive. He was the U.S. and Canadian champion for those four years.
Single scull icon Modern composite single scull, above a 1920s wooden single scull. A single scull (or a scull), abbreviated as a 1x, [1] is a racing shell designed for a single person who propels the boat with two oars, one in each hand.
Molch (German language: "newt" or "salamander") was an unsuccessful series of one-man midget submarines created during World War II. Built in 1944, it was the first mini-submarine of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine, but was not successful in combat operations and suffered heavy losses.
"The currach contained only one man in working it, whereas the floats require two men and oars; and the man in the currach paddled with a shovel, one end of the rope being fixed to the raft, and the other tied to the man's knee in the currach, which he let loose when there was any danger, the currach going before the raft."
A sailing vessel characterized by a single mast carried well forward (i.e., near the bow of the boat) Clipper A fast multiple-masted sailing ship, generally used by merchants because of their speed capabilities Coastal defense ship A vessel built for coastal defense Cog Plank built, one mast, square rigged, 12th to 14th century, superseded the ...
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