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2. Oar (sport rowing) - Wikipedia

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   When the rower uses one oar on one side, it is called sweep rowing that the single oar is called a "sweep" oar. [1] When the rower uses two oars at the same time, one on each side, it is called sculling, and the two oars are called a pair of "sculls". Typical sculls are around 284 cm - 290 cm in length — sweep oars are 370 cm - 376 cm.

3. Rowing (sport) - Wikipedia

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   They are long (sculling: 250–300 cm; sweep oar: 340–360 cm) poles with one flat end about 50 cm long and 25 cm wide, called the spoon. Classic blades were made out of wood , but modern blades are made from more expensive and durable synthetic material, the most common being carbon fiber .

4. Sweep rowing - Wikipedia

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   In the United Kingdom, rowing generally refers to sweep rowing only. The term pulling was also used historically. [2] In the other rowing discipline, sculling, each rower holds two oars, one in each hand. Sweep or single oar rowing has a long history and was the means of propulsion for Greek triremes and Viking longboats. These boats were wide ...

5. Glossary of rowing terms - Wikipedia

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   (UK) Any sweep rower who rows with the oar on the bowside (usually, the right or starboard side) of the boat. Coxswain or "cox" The oar-less crew-member, usually included, who is responsible for steering and race strategy. The coxswain either sits in the stern or lies in the bow of the boat, and faces in the direction of travel. Engine room

6. Sculling - Wikipedia

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   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 boat with sliding seats, rigged with two oars per rower may be referred to as a scull, its oars may be referred to as sculls and a person rowing it referred to as sculler. [1]

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8. Santa Ana winds: facts and fiction - AOL

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   The Santa Ana winds of Southern California can be visualized in several ways. You can see their effects as palm trees sway in the morning light or when clean-up crews arrive to deal with branches ...

9. Solo Stove review: This smokeless fire pit lives up to the hype

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   During the fall, temperatures at my home in northern California cool off considerably at night, often to the tune of 40 degrees, and the Bonfire became a great companion for keeping warm while ...