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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]
Oars differ from paddles in that they use a fixed or sliding fulcrum, an oarlock or rowlock attached to the side of the boat, to transfer power from the handle to the blade, rather than using the athlete's shoulders or hands as the pivot-point as in canoeing and kayaking. When the rower uses one oar on one side, it is called sweep rowing that ...
Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is divided into two disciplines: sculling and sweep rowing. In sculling, each rower holds two oars, one in each ...
Traditional wooden oars. An oar is an implement used for water-borne propulsion. Oars have a flat blade at one end. Rowers grasp the oar at the other end. The difference between oars and paddles is that oars are used exclusively for rowing. In rowing the oar is connected to the vessel by means of a pivot point for the oar, either an oarlock, or ...
Boats used in the sport of rowing may be adjusted in many different ways according to the needs of the crew, the type of racing, and anticipated rowing conditions. The primary objective of rigging a boat is to accommodate the different physiques and styles of rowing of the crew in such a way that the oars move in similar arcs through the water, thus improving the crew's efficiency and ...
Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically attached to the boat, and the rower drives the oar like a lever, exerting force in the same direction as the boat's travel; while paddles are completely hand-held and have no attachment to the boat, and are driven like a cantilever, exerting force opposite ...
The couple were allegedly using plywood and an oar to push the rowboat, but the tiny vessel began to sink, causing them to abandon ship. They swam to shore and were arrested once they emerged from ...
Chinese sampan propelled by yáolǔ via single-oar sculling. Stern sculling is the use of a single oar over the stern of a boat to propel it with side-to-side motions that create forward lift in the water. [1] The strict terminology of propulsion by oar is complex and contradictory, and varies by context. Stern sculling may also simply be ...