rowing facing forward

[duncanmack]

ALL small French yachts carry an oar.

C'est obligatoire

 

[cliffordpope]

I found it very easy to learn. You don't need to stand up - just sit on the middle thwart half turned sideways.
I find it works perfectly well in a lightweight plywood dinghy. If you find you are developing a lot of sideways thrust that means you aren't flicking the blade right. The twist you give the blade at the end of each very short stroke should be directly astern, not to one side. Think of it more as mimicking the action of a succession of propellor blades coming into position one at a time, rather than one of broad sweeps - the action is all in the wrist, not the arms. I've watched an old boatman move a heavy dinghy at amazing speed without seeming to do anything. The oar was hardly moving, but the blade was flicking in the water quite fast.

I read an article in New Scientist about a year ago saying that they had just discovered that is how penguins swim so efficiently with their stubby little wings. They published my letter pointing out that the method had been known to sailors for years.

 

[Gunfleet]

Si c'est obligatoire, il y a beaucoup de petits voiliers qui le n'apportent pas. Tu n’entends pas <pute>?

 

[paun]

why the hell i need to row forward?

 

[Danny]

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I read an article in New Scientist about a year ago saying that they had just discovered that is how penguins swim so efficiently with their stubby little wings. They published my letter pointing out that the method had been known to sailors for years.

[/ QUOTE ]The penguins have known about it even longer.

 

[Lakesailor]

I was boat watching down at Ferry Nab (the public slipway on the lake) and saw Steve Goacher, (Sonata National champion) move their boat from the jetties to their mooring by rocking the boat from side to side and using the rudder as a scull, as they didn't have a motor fitted.
Is this a normal technique amonst racers?

 

[duncanmack]

Peut-etre Il a perdu les rames, ou quelqu'n a les volé. Qui sais, mais une rame est sur le liste d'équipment obligatoire pour categorisation.

 

[ShipsWoofy]

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Does anyone still scull witha single oar, like the chap in Tizwozs' picture?


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I do, but only because I can't row well

 

[Danny]

All the time when I was a kid - because the other oar was in the hole in the forward thwart pretending to be a mast!

 

[LeonF]

Funny..at a yacht club p**s up last night this came up in conversation, as to whether rowing improved one's bust if female. Apparently only if one reversed the rowing action, as conventional rowing merely develops the back muscles. So guys get reversing for that authentic Schwarznegger look.

 

[duncanmack]

I'm walking backwards for Christmas, across the Irish Sea

I'm walking backwards for Christmas, It's the only thing for me

I've tried walking sideways, and walking to the front,

Everyone thought I was just a





Publicity stunt

I'm walking backwards for Christmas, to prove my love for you.

Sung by " The North Korean Johnny Ray "

 

[aitchw]

It is certainly resorted to by dinghy racers when becalmed and not racing. It's not good for the rudder pintles though.

 

[old_salt]

I think It's called "uching"( if my spelling is correct ) and is not allowed in dinghy racing. But some will do it very furtively if they can get away with it. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif