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2. Oar (sport rowing) - Wikipedia

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   Since the 1980s many oars have been adjustable in length. The shaft of the oar ends with a thin flat surface 40 to 50 cm long and 25 cm wide, variously called the blade or spoon. Further along are the loom (or shaft), 2 ⁄ 3 of the way up which is the sleeve (including a wearplate) and button (or collar), and at the very end the handle. The ...

3. Rowlock - Wikipedia

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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]

4. 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 ...

5. List of rowing blades used by schools and universities

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   Brown University Men's Rowing White with diagonally-cut brown top Colby College: Split blade of white and blue with gray chevron Columbia University: Diagonally-split blade of Columbia blue and white Catholic University Rowing: Red with white cross Colgate University Rowing Club Maroon with two diagonal white bands Cornell University Boat Club

6. List of rowing boat manufacturers - Wikipedia

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   Download as PDF; Printable version; ... A list of rowing boat manufacturers that build for the world's rowing community. ... Worcester Oar & Paddle (Joe ...

7. Stern sculling - Wikipedia

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   The Chinese yuloh [8] (Chinese: 摇 橹; pinyin: yáolǔ; Jyutping: jiu 4 lou 5) is a large, heavy sculling oar with a socket on the underside of its shaft which fits over a stern-mounted pin, creating a pivot which allows the oar to swivel and rock from side to side. The weight of the oar, often supplemented by a rope lashing, holds the oar in ...

8. Eight (rowing) - Wikipedia

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   An eight, abbreviated as an 8+, is a racing shell used in competitive rowing (crew). It is designed for eight rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars, and is steered by a coxswain, or "cox". Each of the eight rowers has one oar. The rowers sit in a line in the centre of the boat and face the stern.

9. List of rowing blades - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of blades of national teams, rowing clubs, schools and universities.The designs are not trademarked while the sport remains near globally not-for-profit although in some jurisdictions a club may assert design rights and similar to prevent imitation.