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Do you know rowing?

A quiz all about general knowledge of rowing.
Quiz by Johwammes
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Last updated: September 14, 2023
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First submittedDecember 13, 2022
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The tchnical name for a rowing machine
Erg
Standard distance for a spring race
2k
Standard distance for a fall race
5k
Standard distance for a summer race
1k
The biggest season for most teams
Spring
Technical name for the hull of the boat
Shell
Name of the metal bit that sticks out and holds the oars
Rigger
Where the boats are held
Boathouse
Name for rowing races
Regatta
Boat with a motor that coaches and officials use
Launch
Season when are rowing machines used most
Winter
Boat with 1 person
Single
Boat with 2 people and 2 oars
Pair
Boat with 2 people and 4 oars
Double
Boat with 4 people and 4 oars
Four
Boat with 4 people and 4 oars (no coxswain)
Straight 4
Boat with 4 people and 8 oars (no coxswain)
Quad
Boat with 8 people and 8 oars
Eight
Person who sits at the back of the boat and yells
Coxswain
Rear of the boat
Stern
Front of the boat
Bow
Left side of the boat (Red)
Port
Right side of boat (Green)
Starboard
The 2 rowers at the front of the boat
Bow pair
The 2 rowers at the rear of the boat
Stern pair
The thing that the person at the rear of the boat talks into
Cox Box
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Small fin at the rear of the boat that includes the rudder
Skeg
Lip on the edge of the boat
Gunwale
A boat containing all rowers under 160/130 lbs
Lightweight
A boat containing all rowers over 160/130 lbs
Heavyweight
When an oar gets stuck in the water
Crab
When an oar gets stuck in the water, pulling the rower out of the boat
Ejector crab
Power part of the stroke
Drive
The non-power part of the stroke
Recovery
The speed at which you are taking strokes
Stroke rate
A group of boats in a race, boats will be split into these if there are enough boats in one event
Heat
When a rower has 1 oar
Sweeping
When a rower has 2 oars
Sculling
Where the feet go
Foot stretcher
The person at the very rear of the boat setting the pace
Stroke
The end of an oar
Blade
The part of an oar that you hold
Shaft
When the oar is parallel to the water
Feathered
When the oar is perpendicular to the water
Checked
Sphere on the front of the boat
Bow Ball
Part of the stroke where the oar goes into the water
Catch
Race where boats are sent individually
Head Race
Race where boats are sent all at the same time
side-by-side
Very short race, also used to refer to the last 250m of a race
Sprint
Number on the front of the boat to tell officials which boat it is
Bow Number
Straps the boats go in
Sling
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jiunit
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Level 35
Mar 6, 2024
Check should be square and side-by-side should be sprint race. Qualifications are former D1 rower, Junior National Olympics qualifier, and rowing coach
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