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Rowing

About Rowing is a team sport that requires Team effort and sportsmanship. In rowing the are many types of boats including Quads & Eights, but altogether there is the Single, Double, Pair, Four, Quad, Eight. The single you require 2 Blades, in the Double you can have a 1 blade each or 2 Blades each, Fours you only have 1 blade each, Quads you have 2 blades each and the eight you have 1 blade each. About the Blades (oars) There are 2 different types of blades: Sculling Sweep

The sculling blades are not as long as the sweep blades but they are still long. To row with sculling blades you require 2. You can only use sculling blades with a single, double, quad, and it is optional to have to in an eight.

The sweep blades are where it has just under ½ a metre long handle and they are much longer than the sculling ones. You only use sweep blades in a pair, four and an eight

The Boats The Rowing boats are very delicate when handling and lifting. You have to be careful carrying them, because once you drop them, they break. Most rowing boats are made of fibre glass, but some are made of wood. The fibre glass ones are more common these days but the wooden ones are still used alot. The boats need riggers so you can insert the blades so you don’t loose control of the blade.