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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.
Rowboat at Herne Bay, Auckland. Price, William Archer, 1866-1948 :Collection of post card negatives. Ref: 1/2-001264-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand.
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A rowing dinghy in use Typical Finnish rowing boats on the shore of Palokkajärvi, Jyväskylä A rowing boat in Japan Three members of a student rowing club in a coxed pair in the Amstel River Woman rowing sampan with her feet in Ninh Bình Province of northern Vietnam
In the sport of rowing, each rower is numbered by boat position in ascending order from the bow to the stern (with the exception of single sculls). The person who is seated on the first seat is always the 'bow', the closest to the stern is commonly referred to as the 'stroke'.
Sculling oars for competitive rowing. Sculling is a form of rowing in which a boat is propelled by one or more rowers, each of whom operates two oars, one held in the fingers and upper palm of each hand. [4]
Ocean rowing is the sport of rowing across oceans.Some ocean rowing boats can hold as many as fourteen rowers; [1] however, the most common ocean rowboats are designed for singles, doubles, and fours.