| Bow
|
Front end of the boat. |
| Stern |
Back of the boat. |
| Bow side (starboard) |
The left side of the boat when you
are sitting in it facing the back. – so called
|
| Stroke side (port) |
The right side of the boat when you
are sitting in it facing the back |
| Rowing boat |
Boat rowed with one oar held in both
hands, also called a sweep boat. |
| Sculling boat |
Boat rowed with one oar in each hand.
|
| Blade |
The more common name for an oar or
sculling blade. |
| Face of the blade |
The spoon shaped part of the blade
that is immersed in the water. Sometimes abbreviated
to just ‘the blade’ or ‘the spoon’.
|
| Blade handle |
The part of the oar or scull that
you hold. |
| Blade shaft or loom. |
The long cylindrical part of the
oar. |
| Scull |
A sculling boat, or an abbreviation
for a sculling blade. |
| Rigger |
Metal tubular construction on the
side of the boats used to connect the oar to the
boat. |
| Gate |
A square piece of plastic into which
a blade is placed, to connect the oar to the rigger.
|
| Collar |
The plastic collar on the blade that
pushes against the gate to hold the oar in the right
place. |
| Runners |
1m long metal strips that the seat
slides on. |
| Slide |
Runners plus seat. |
| Frontstop |
Rubber block on the front end of
the runners to stop the seat running off the end.
|
| Backstop |
Same as a frontstop but on the other
end of the runner. |
| Stretcher |
Shoes and the pieces of metal that
connect the feet to the boat. |
| Fin |
A small projecting surface that protrudes
below the boat to add stability to the boat and
stop the boat being blown sideways. (found towards
the stern of the boat) |
| Rudder |
A rotatable fin which is used by
the cox or steersman to steer with. |
| Bow Ball |
Protective rubber stopper on the
front end of the boat to prevent anybody being impaled
and protects the boat from being damaged in minor
collisions. |
| Cox Box |
An amplifier that is wired up to
speakers in a boat to help the cox talk to the crew
without having to shout. |
| Macons |
Oars or sculls with Tulip shaped
blade faces. |
| Cleavers |
Oars or sculls with meat cleaver shaped blade
faces |
| Smoothies |
A newer version of cleavers. |
| Vortex edge |
The latest version of cleavers. |
| Ultra Light |
Lighter shaft for cleavers |
| Oarsmen |
Collective name for rowers and
scullers. |
| Bow |
Rower sitting nearest to the bow end of the
boat. |
| Stroke |
Rower sitting in the stern of the boat. Sets
the pace that everybody else follows. |
| Bow side |
People sitting with their green marked oar
sticking out to the left. |
| Stroke side. |
People sitting with their red marked oar sticking
out to the right. |
| Bow Pair |
The two rowers or scullers nearest the bow
of the boat |
| Bow Four |
The four rowers or scullers nearest the bow
of the boat. |
| Stern Pair |
The two rowers or scullers nearest the stern
of the boat |
| Stern Four |
The four rowers or scullers nearest the stern
of the boat |
| Novice rower/sculler. |
An oarsman who has yet to win a qualifying
race (race with 4 crews). |
| Senior Rower/sculler. |
An oarsman who has won a qualifying novice,
Senior or Junior 16 race. |
| Cox |
The Person who steers the boat with a rudder.
|
| Steersman |
The rower or sculler who steers a coxless crew
by rotating his or her heel which is connected
to the rudders steering wires. |
| Crew numbers |
Oarsmen in a crew are also numbered, with bow
being No.1 and the person front of him being No.
2, and so on down the boat. When under instruction
rowers are often referred to by their numbers
with the exception of bow stroke and the cox who
retain there separate names. |
| Sweep oared
boats |
Boats in which the oarsmen, called
rowers, have one oar held in both hands |
| Sculling boats |
Boats in which the oarsmen, called scullers,
have one blade in each hand. |
| Single scull |
A sculling boat for one sculler. |
| Double scull |
A sculling boat for two scullers. |
| Coxless Pair |
A sweep oared boat for two rowers, which one
rower steers by rotating his or her heel which
is connected to the rudders steering wires. |
| Coxed Pair |
Similar to the coxless pair with the addition
of a cox. |
| Coxless Four |
A sweep oared boat for four rowers steered
in the same manner as the coxless pair. |
| Coxed Four |
The same as the coxless four with the addition
of a cox. |
| Eight |
A sweep oared boat for eight rowers and a cox.
|
| Octuple Scull |
A sculling boat for eight scullers and a cox.
(J14 category only) |
| Stroke (s) |
One cycle of pulling of moving
the blade through the water, taking it out, moving
forward up the slide and placing it back in again.
|
| Hands away |
Either referring to the action
of moving the hands away from the body or the
position where the arms are outstretched. |
| Body over. |
Refers to either the action of
moving the upper body towards the stern of the
boat or the body position where this action has
been completed. |
| ¼ Slide |
Refers to the action of lifting
the legs up and moving the seat ¼ of the
way along the runners towards the stern after
the upper body has moved over or the body position
where action has been completed or rowing only
using this portion of the slide. |
| ½ Slide. |
Same as above but using ½
of the available slide. |
| ¾ Slide. |
Same as above but using ¾
of the available slide. |
| Full Slide |
Using the full length of the slide
|
| Catch |
Part of the rowing stroke that
involves placing the blade into the water. |
| Finish/Extraction |
Part of the rowing stroke that
involves extracting the blade from the water.
|
| Recovery phase. |
The part of the rowing stroke where
the blade is out of the water and the rower moves
forward to take another stroke. |
| Full Crew |
All of the rowers take part in
the following action. |
| Bow or Stern, Pair/ Four, |
Following command will only refer to this part
of the crew. |
| Bow or stroke side, |
Following command will only refer to this part
of the crew. |
| From backstops, |
Command to bring the blade to the backstops
position, i.e. in to your stomach with your knees
down. |
| From Frontstops, |
Command to bring the blade to the frontstops
position i.e. arms outstretched, body rocked over
and knees lifted until the shins are vertical.
|
| Square Blades |
Keeping the face of the blade vertical. |
| Feathering/ Squaring |
Rotating the blade from vertical to horizontal
(feathering) and back again using the wrist nearest
the gate (squaring). |
| Arms only |
Row with only your arms moving and no upper
body or leg movement. |
| Arms and body |
Row with only your arms and upper body movement
but no leg movement. |
| ¼, ½, ¾ Slide
|
Row with your arms upper body and ¼,
½, ¾ of the leg movement. |
| Full slide |
Row using your full range of movement. |
| Ready |
Command to prepare to move, your are required
to square the blade to indicate you are ready.
(some coaches will not require this). |
| Go |
Command to start rowing, but must follow the
person furthest to the stern that has been commanded
to start moving. |
| Easy Oars |
Stop at hands away position with the blade
held feathered above the water. |
| Drop |
Lift the handle so the face of the blade so
it rests on the water. |
| Hand heights |
The height of the blade handle. This can be
relative to either the gunnels (top of the side
of the boat) boat or the handle heights of some
or all of the other rowers in the boat. |
| Blade heights |
The height of the face of the blade relative
to the water and the other oars. |
| Backing down. |
Rowing backwards by putting the blade in the
water and pushing on it. |
| Slow the slide |
Move more slowly up the slide towards the catch.
|
| Hold it up! |
Place the blade in the water at 45 degrees
and then as soon as possible at 90 degrees, to
slow the boat quickly. |
| Light pressure |
Rowing with only a minimum effort. |
| ¼, ½, ¾, or Full Pressure
|
Rowing with increasing pressure with full pressure
meaning race rating. |
| Rating |
The number of strokes taken in 1minute. |
Composite
boat/crew |
A racing crew consisting of rowers
from more than one club. |
| Pitch |
The angle of the face of the blade when it
is squared. |
