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2. Boat positions - Wikipedia

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   Boats that are bow coxed rely on communication between the bow and the cox - as the cox cannot see boats coming up from behind. The bow pair tend to be the smallest of the rowers in the boat. In an 8 boat, bow pair, strength wise, is where the weaker rowers seat. Although weaker, they have some of the best technique out of the whole boat.

3. Human-powered watercraft - Wikipedia

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   Row boat; Rowing a trainera. Using oars individually, with both hands on a single oar, is sweep or sweep-oar rowing. [2] In this case the rowers are usually paired so that there is an oar on each side of the boat. Sweep-oared craft include: Coxless pair, Coxed pair, Coxless four, Coxed four, and Eight; Galley, Dromon, Trainera, and Trireme ...

4. Bow (position) - Wikipedia

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   Bow side refers to the starboard side of the boat which is on the right hand side of a cox facing forwards but on the left-hand side of a rower facing backwards. The usage derives from the tradition of having the bow rower's oar be on the starboard or right side of the boat.

5. How much does a boat cost to purchase and own? - AOL

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   Choose the types of coverage, limits and deductibles that make sense for your boat and budget. If you can, store the boat somewhere on your own property to save on marina or storage fees.

6. Coxless four - Wikipedia

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   If the boat is sculled by rowers, each with two oars, the combination is called a quad scull.In that boat the riggers apply forces symmetrically. However most rowing clubs cannot afford to have a four-seat quad-only format delicate boat, which might be rarely used and instead generally opt for versatility in their fleet by using stronger "standard, versatile" shells to be rigged as either boat.

7. Stroke (position) - Wikipedia

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   When the boat has more than one rower, the rower closest to the stern of the boat is referred to as "stroke". This is the most important position in the boat, because the stroke rower sets the stroke rate and rhythm for the rest of the crew to follow. Stroke seat has to be a very calm and yet very competitive individual.

8. Fishing in the Central Valley: It’s not always a good idea to ...

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   Ingenuity may not always work out, but it can provide a good lesson, writes Roger George.

9. List of ship directions - Wikipedia

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   Starboard: the right side of the ship, when facing forward (opposite of "port"). [1] Stern: the rear of a ship (opposite of "bow"). [1] Topside: the top portion of the outer surface of a ship on each side above the waterline. [1] Underdeck: a lower deck of a ship. [21] Yardarm: an end of a yard spar below a sail.