- and
insert the
blade of
their oar in the water. As they lean back,
towards the vessel's
bow, the
blade of
their oars pivots in the oarlock, and the end...
-
Sculling is the use of
oars to
propel a boat by
moving them
through the
water on both
sides of the craft, or
moving one
oar over the stern. A long, narrow...
-
their experience as boatmen. One of them
would always man the
larboard bow oar,
while the
other ****isted the bowsman. "Flagship:
Barge or Boat." Discovering...
-
stroke up to
bow.
Starboard (US) A
sweep rower who rows with the
oar on the
starboard or
right side of the boat. This
means that the
oar blade is placed...
- A
galley is a type of ship
optimised for
propulsion by
oars.
Galleys were
historically used for warfare, trade, and
piracy mostly in the seas surrounding...
-
bow rower's
oar be on the
starboard or
right side of the boat. In
Cornish pilot gigs, the
bow rower's
oar is on the port left side and
therefore bow side...
-
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...
- the
bow. The
hulls can be kept
narrower by
attaching riggers to the gunwales, so that the
oarlocks can be
placed ****her out to
carry longer oars. A narrower...
-
strong head
winds and
rough water, Cowles, the
Oxford bow man,
suffered serious damage to his
oar,
nullifying further contribution to the race. Described...
- From the 4th
century BC on, new
types of
oared warships appeared in the
Mediterranean Sea, su****ding the
trireme and
transforming naval warfare. Ships...
