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2. Racing shell - Wikipedia

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   In watercraft, a racing shell (also referred to as a fine boat (UK) or simply a shell) is an extremely narrow, and often comparatively long, rowing boat specifically designed for racing or exercise. It is equipped with long oars, outriggers to hold the oarlocks away from the boat, and sliding seats. The boat's long length and semicircular cross ...

3. List of rowing boat manufacturers - Wikipedia

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   Swastik Boats; https://swastikboats.in/ Ave Rowing Boats; Burgashell (still in business August 2024) Carl Douglas Racing Shells; Cucchietti; Empacher; Falcon racing; Filippi Boats; Fluidesign; Hudson Boatworks; Janousek Racing Boats; John Waugh Racing Boats; Laszlo Boats NZ; Levator Boatworks; Liangjin Boat; Kanghua; King Racing Shells; Maas ...

4. Empacher - Wikipedia

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   Empacher built the first plastic to receive a gold medal during the 1972 Munich Olympics. This was also the first race worthy sandwich-build plastic boat. [1] This process includes using a wood frame to create the boat hull and then filling with it with composite material. [2] Hans Empacher, Willy's eldest son, took over the business in 1970.

5. Glossary of rowing terms - Wikipedia

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   A shell in which the coxswain seat is near the bow of the boat rather than its stern. The seat in a bow loader partially enclosed and is designed so that the coxswain is virtually lying down, in order to reduce wind resistance and distribute the coxswain's weight so as to create a lower center of gravity. [6] Bow

6. Coxed four - Wikipedia

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   Racing boats (often called "shells") are long, narrow, and broadly semi-circular in cross-section in order to reduce drag to a minimum. Originally made from wood, shells are now almost always made from a composite material (usually carbon-fibre reinforced plastic) for strength and weight advantages. Fours have a fin towards the rear, to help ...

7. Vespoli - Wikipedia

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   Vespoli's new shells were well accepted and soon he talked the city of New Haven into selling him land for a modern boat-building plant. The end of the decade was a busy time for Vespoli. In 1986 Vespoli moved production to its current location in New Haven. In 1988, Vespoli initiated the most comprehensive rowing shell research ever.