enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Rowing - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowing

   A short 2.4-meter (8 ft) pram dinghy has a rocker of 15–18 cm (6–7 in). Boats with less rocker are easier to row and faster in flat or nearly flat water. However, in any waves a boat with 13–15 cm (5–6 in) of rocker will be more seaworthy—rising over waves rather than going through them.

3. Gig (boat) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gig_(boat)

   They were narrow for their length. Typically, in naval gigs a beam of 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m) was used for hull lengths from 20 to 28 feet (6.1 to 8.5 m) – propelled by between four, six or eight oars. Exceptions included gigs pulling ten oars. [2]: 106 [3]: 87–88 Oars were always single-banked [a] in a gig.

4. Oar - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oar

   Wooden oars, with canoe-shaped pottery, dating from 5000–4500 BC have been discovered in a Hemudu culture site at Yuyao, Zhejiang, in modern China. [1] [2] In 1999, an oar measuring 63.4 cm (2 ft) in length, dating from 4000 BC, was unearthed in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. [3] Athletes of the sport of rowing use oars to propel their racing shell.

5. Want to buy a home in California? Here’s how much you ... - AOL

   www.aol.com/want-buy-home-california-much...

   According to the California Association of Realtors’ most recent home sales and price report, the median sold price of an existing single-family home in California was $788,940. A 10% down ...

6. AOL Mail

   mail.aol.com

   Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!

7. Oar (sport rowing) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oar_(sport_rowing)

   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. A scull has a smaller blade area, as each rower wields a pair of them at any one time, operating each with one hand.

8. Michelle Obama Skips Jimmy Carter's Funeral and Is 'Still in ...

   www.aol.com/michelle-obama-skips-jimmy-carters...

   Michelle, 60, has often sat near former President Bush, 78, at other public events in which all living presidents gather, such as funerals for high-profile U.S. politicians.

9. Draken Harald Hårfagre - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draken_Harald_Hårfagre

   The longship is a "25-sesse" (25 pairs of oars); in other words, it is equipped with 50 oars. Each oar is powered by two men. Under sail it requires a crew of 30 people. [citation needed] Draken Harald Hårfagre is 35 metres (115 ft) long with a beam of approximately 8 metres (26 ft) and a displacement of about 95 metric tons. The longship is ...