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| ARMS ONLY |
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Paddle using arms only; back and legs straight |
| BACKSTOPS |
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Legs straight, arms at chest level, leaning back slightly. (same position as at end of a stroke) |
| BLADE |
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Part of oar at the end that goes into the water |
| BOATS |
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Click HERE to see diagrams |
| BODY LEAN |
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Incorporate back motion into paddling, usually after Arms only, MOVEMENT FROM PELVIS- DO NOT BEND OR ROLL YOUR BACK |
| BOW |
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Front of boat (behind you as you sit in boat) |
| COLLAR |
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Clamp on the sleeve that prevents blade sliding out to far |
| EASY OARS |
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Complete the stoke & come to rest with blades resting on water, arms & back straight. |
| FEATHER BLADES |
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At end of stroke, tap down and lift blade turn 1/4 so that blade runs parallel to water as you move up slide & rotate back again to vertical as handle passes knees |
| FIN |
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Fixed plane on bottom of boat to ensure it runs straight through water |
| FULL PRESSURE |
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Maximum effort, this should be so hard that you can only maintain rates/pressure for short periods |
| FULL SLIDE |
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Stroke using full length of slide |
| GATE |
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Part of the rigger where oar sits and is secured |
| HALF PRESSURE |
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Increase speed through water by increasing pressure, not rate |
| HALF SLIDE |
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Same principle as Quarter, but use half length of slide |
| HALF TURN |
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Rotate boat half a turn (from horizontal to vertical or vertical to horizontal |
| HANDLE |
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The part of the oar that you hold when rowing/sculling |
| HEADS |
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Lift and rotate boat to upside down with a hand on each side of boat & arms outstretched above your head |
| HOLD UP |
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If moving; easy ors first then turn blades square to water, which slows and stops boat quickly |
| LEVEL OFF |
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Lower the boat until arms straight, with boat in upside down position |
| LOOM/SHAFT |
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Long section between the handle and the blade |
| LOWER |
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Drop blades on to water |
| OAR |
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If this needs explaining, take up another sport! These are also mostly referred to as Blades to confuse you |
| PADDLE LIGHT |
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Row gently |
| PYRAMID |
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Typically 10 hard strokes then 10 lighter, followed by 15 of each and so on then back down again using same numbers in reverse |
| QUARTER SLIDE |
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Incorporate using 1/4 length of slide while paddling, usually after Body lean |
| RIGGER |
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Metal frame fixed to side of boat into which oar is placed and secured |
| ROWING |
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1 blade per person |
| RUDDER |
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Moveable fin at back which allows the boat to be steered left or right |
| SCULLING |
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2 blades per person |
| SHOULDERS |
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Half turn to bow or stroke & lift until high side level with shoulders, turn half again so that low side is then level with other side crews and lift onto shoulders |
| SINGLE STROKE |
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One stroke only finishing with blades off the water |
| SLEEVE |
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Part of oar that sits in the gate (square to allow easy feel of square & feathered positions |
| SLIDE |
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Runners that the seat sits on to slide forward and back |
| SPLIT |
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From heads position: both sides move away from boat to respective side while lowering to waist level moving your grip to your side edge |
| SQUARE BLADES |
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Keep blade vertical throughout whole stroke (no feathering) |
| STEADY RATE |
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80%-90% as fast and as hard but at rate that can be maintained |
| STERN |
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Rear of boat (in front of you as you sit in boat) |
| STRETCHER |
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Plate that the shows are fixed to |
| THREE QUARTERS SLIDE |
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Same principle as Quarter, but use 3/4 length of slide |
| UP RATING |
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Increase rate per minute |
