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A rowlock on a rowing boat A rowlock used for rowing. A rowlock [1] (UK: / ˈ r ɒ l ə k /), sometimes spur (due to the similarity in shape and size), oarlock (American English) [2] or gate, is a brace that attaches an oar to a boat. When a boat is rowed, the rowlock acts as a fulcrum for the oar. [3]
Where the oar connects to the boat there is a "collar" (or button), often made of leather, which stops the oar slipping past the rowlock. Oars usually have a handle about 150mm long, which may be a material sleeve or alternatively an ovoid shape carved to fit the hands.
When the rower uses one oar on one side, it is called sweep rowing that the single oar is called a "sweep" oar. [1] When the rower uses two oars at the same time, one on each side, it is called sculling, and the two oars are called a pair of "sculls". Typical sculls are around 284 cm - 290 cm in length — sweep oars are 370 cm - 376 cm.
(The term rowlock is often applied to an oar crutch.) A rowlock may be closed when, for instance, a boat is being used under sail. Strictly speaking, this is done with a piece called a shutter, which is habitually mistermed a "poppett". An oarport is a hole cut through the side of the hull. The oar has to be passed through this hole when it is ...
8 motions of the oar in rower's hands. In water the oar moves much like a propeller.(bow at the top)Stern sculling is the process of propelling a watercraft by moving a single, stern-mounted oar from side to side while changing the angle of the blade so as to generate forward thrust on both strokes.
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(UK) Bar across the top of rowlock, secured with a nut, which prevents the oar from coming out of the rowlock. Also historically used to refer to the oarlock or rowlock. Swivel (US) Gunwales (pronounced: gunnels) The top rail of the shell (also called Saxboard) Handle The part of the oar that the rowers hold and pull with during the stroke ...
This is a list of rowing blades used by schools and universities. The blade refers to the portion of an oar that enters the water and provides the bulk of propulsion. The designs are typically not trademarked, although some institutions may assert design rights to prevent imitation.