| Blade |
the
end of the oar that is painted in the club's colors |
| Bow |
the
front of the boat |
| Coxswain |
member
of the crew who sits facing the front and steers the boat |
| Coxbox |
a
microphone that the coxswain uses to talk to the crew |
| Crab |
when
an oar is turned in the water incorrectly or goes too deep in
the water, this is a bad thing to happen in a race because it
slows down the boat and can knock the oarsman who did it into
the water |
| Easy |
"stop
rowing" |
| Ergometer |
a
rowing machine that oarsmen practice on |
| "Heads
Up!" |
what
oarspeople say when they are carrying a shell and you are in the
way, you should duck when you hear this! |
| Heavyweight |
an
oarsperson who rows in the class where they must weigh a minimum
of 130 pounds for women and 160 for men. |
| "Let
Her Run" |
to
stop rowing |
| Lightweight |
an
oarsperson who rows in the class where no one can weigh more than
59 kilograms (129.8 pounds) and men can not weigh more than 72.5
kilograms (159.5 pounds) |
| Puddles |
Whirlpools
left in the water by the oar |
| Rate |
The
number of strokes per minute that is rowed by the crew, this determines
how fast they go |
| Scull |
a
smaller kind of oars used in sculling events |
| Sculler |
Oarspeople
who row in a single shell, double shell and the quad's shell,
they all use two oars each |
| Shell |
a
rowing boat |
| Stroke |
is
the oarsperson who sits closest to the back of the boat |
