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The crew consists of four rowers, each having one oar, and a cox. There are two rowers on the stroke side (rower's right hand side) and two on the bow side (rower's lefthand side). The cox steers the boat using a rudder and may be seated at the stern of the boat where there is a view of the crew or in the bow (known as a bowloader).
The two rowers in the middle, rowing in a 'tandem', need to be well matched and synchronised to make this work (i.e. avoid clashing blades), and the bow person, rowing with a significant gap between them and stroke on their side of the boat, also needs to be able to adapt to the larger space in front of them.
A coxswain (far right), 8th and 7th position rowers at the Head of the Charles Regatta Coxswain (right) with stroke, 7th, 6th, 5th and 4th position rowers, at Summer Eights in Oxford. In a rowing crew, the coxswain (/ ˈ k ɒ k s ən / KOK-sən; colloquially known as the cox or coxie) is a crewmember who does not row but directs the boat. [1]
Coxless four icon A Washington College crew in a coxless four. A coxless four, abbreviated as a 4-and also called a straight four, [1] is a racing shell used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars, without a coxswain. The crew consists of four rowers, each having one oar.
Behind the scenes. The actors cast to play the eight rowers and a coxswain had different obstacles. Many of them had no experience rowing, according to the experts hired to train them, Terry O ...
The increased power is achieved through the increased leverage on the oar provided by the longer limbs of the athlete. In multi-person boats (2,4, or 8), the lightest person typically rows in the bow seat at the front of the boat. Rowing is a low-impact sport with movement only in defined ranges, so that twist and sprain injuries are rare.
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The Belen Jesuit crew team was outstanding at two big events. The Belen Boys’ Freshmen 8+ boat won a national championship during the Scholastic Rowing Association of America (SRAA) National ...