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2. Oar (sport rowing) - Wikipedia

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   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.

3. Oar - Wikipedia

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   A pair of carbon fibre sculling oars used for sport rowing. The oars used in competitive rowing are long (250–300 cm) poles with one flat end about 50 cm long and 25 cm wide, called the blade. The part of the oar the oarsman holds while rowing is called the handle. While rowing, the oars are supported by metal frames attached to the side of ...

4. Rowing (sport) - Wikipedia

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   Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is divided into two disciplines: sculling and sweep rowing. In sculling, each rower holds two oars, one in each ...

5. List of rowing boat manufacturers - Wikipedia

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   Eton Racing Boats (ERB) Euro Diffusions; Flying Dragon Boat Co (Huangzhou, China) George Sharrow Racing Shells; Harris Racing Boats, formerly George Harris Racing Boats (Iffley, Oxford, UK) Hi-Tech Racing Boats; Lola Aylings; Karlisch; Kaschper Racing Shells; Kiwi International Rowing Skiffs (KIRS) Owen; Pirsch (Friedrich Pirsch Bootswerft ...

6. List of rowing blades used by schools and universities

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   Bradford Grammar School Boat Club: Diagonally split blade of white and maroon Dulwich College Boat Club: Sky blue and black separated by a white chevron Durham School Boat Club: White with the Cross of St Cuthbert and green edging Emanuel School Boat Club: Dark blue with a yellow chevron Eton College Boat Club: Eton blue: Hampton School Boat Club

7. Racing shell - Wikipedia

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   In watercraft, a racing shell (also referred to as a fine boat (UK) or simply a shell) is an extremely narrow, and often comparatively long, rowing boat specifically designed for racing or exercise. It is equipped with long oars, outriggers to hold the oarlocks away from the boat, and sliding seats.