Talk:Glossary of rowing terms

Image change
Image:Rowing harvard.jpg should be replaced with one (And note that the article is about rowing, not the Harvard team; for those interested the image info should instead include such details. --Jerzy (t) 14:07, 2005 Apr 15 (UTC)
 * without the visually confusing white posts in the immediate background
 * suitable to a caption A racing shell travelling in the same direction as the powerboat.

Image Shouldn't be replaced as the boat is heading the same way, you row facing stern, and the cox, certianly can't stear if he isn't facing forward. You might have been confused by the white posts sir. User: Rob15v

'The inside of a double scull' is a nice pic, but I wish it were MUCH larger. I want to see the toe steering mechanism and can't seem to find reasonable picture anywhere. Here is one that I think is nearly adequate, just to make my point: https://www.vespoli.com/store/images/Complete%20mounted%20on%20footboard.JPG Anybody have a better in-the-boat pic?? Sadsaque (talk) 16:51, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

Quads in the UK
Removed the line about quads usually being coxed except for in elite and international races in the UK - just not true. You can't race a coxed quad anywhere above J15 level! --GoAround 08:01, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Quads in South Australia. In SA under 14's and under 15's row coxed quads. Beginners and 3rd Grade club crews also use these boats. Most clubs will have quad riggers for their flat bottomed coxed fours. Coxless boats are only used for elite crews. Similar systems operate in the other states Ozdaren 12:35, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

Australian terms
In Australia Bowside and Strokeside denotes which side of the boat the oar is located. It is usual practice to say Bowside or Strokeside rower. The terms port and starboard are never used. Gate is now the prefered term for the swivel (rowlock).

After coaching for 15 years I have never heard of the term bisweptual or gumboot seat.

I'm sure my British friends would also agree there is sculling and there is rowing. It seems to be a US invention to calling rowing  sweep. This unfortunately seems to have caught on in Australia. Ozdaren 16:43, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

The Athletes
Ambidextrous - another word is bisweptual. It is used a lot in the UK. It has ~1000 hits on google. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.169.174.82 (talk) 09:23, 25 June 2010 (UTC)


 * You'll find that it's a US term, not UK. David Biddulph (talk) 09:49, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

Age Categories
Seeing that someone tried to add the AA category and it was removed I thought I would clarify this portion a bit. I changed the wording of the masters from "and so forth..." to listing all of the categories because the previous wording did not indicate that there was a terminal category (category J, for 80+). There seems to be some confusion about the AA category.... http://www.usrowing.org/Libraries/Events/2011RORnodirectory_1.sflb.ashx> shows AA 21-26 and is supposedly the 2011 rules, however http://www.usrowing.org/Libraries/Referees/2012_Proposed_Rules_Changes_-_Public_Comment.sflb.ashx, which is the proposed changes for the 2012 rules, lists a different version of the rule (under the "current rule" section of the part on 4-104) which does not list the AA category... not sure what's going on there. Ahp378 (talk) 04:24, 16 November 2011 (UTC)

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