enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Lido 14 - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lido_14

   In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood described the boat as a "child's boat, racer and sailer. The Lido 14 evolved from the earlier Lehman 14 via a rather complete redesign including sheer, seats, foredeck, and sail plan. The cockpit length allows for six adults on full-length seats. The seats, with a bow compartment, provide flotation.

3. Glossary of rowing terms - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_rowing_terms

   In a sweep boat, each rower has one oar.. Eight (8+) A shell with 8 rowers. Along with the single scull, it is traditionally considered to be the blue ribbon event. Always with coxswain because of the size, weight and speed of the boat – bow loader eights exist but are banned from most competitions for safety reasons.

4. Boat positions - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boat_positions

   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.

5. Flying Scot (dinghy) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Scot_(dinghy)

   The Flying Scot is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fiberglass with a balsa core. It has a fractional sloop rig with aluminum spars. The hull has a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard that weighs 105 lb (48 kg) and is raised with a 6:1 mechanical advantage assist.

6. International rule (sailing) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_rule_(sailing)

   For the International rule, the rating number is approximately equal to the sailing length of the hull. These boats have long overhangs which allow the waterline length to increase as the boat heels over. A displacement hull's maximum speed (the hull speed) is directly proportional to the square root of its waterline length. [2]

7. Cutter (boat) - Wikipedia

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

   A gaff cutter, Kleine Freiheit, with a genoa jib set USCGC Legare, an example of a US Coast Guard cutter A cutter is any of various types of watercraft.The term can refer to the rig (sail plan) of a sailing vessel (but with regional differences in definition), to a governmental enforcement agency vessel (such as a coast guard or border force cutter), to a type of ship's boat which can be used ...

8. Punt (boat) - Wikipedia

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

   There are no restrictions on width or length for non-handicap races; punts used for these races are called "best boats" or "best-and-best" punts; the name comes from the "best" boat that you can find and the "best" boat that your opponent can. The narrowest of these boats are no more than 15 inches (38 cm) wide.

9. Rowing - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowing

   In flatwater rowing, the boat (also called a shell or fine boat) is narrow to avoid drag, and the oars are attached to oarlocks ( also called gates) at the end of outriggers extending from the sides of the boat. [16] Racing boats also have sliding seats to allow the use of the legs in addition to the body to apply power to the oar.