WELCOME to LEARN to ROW with KITSAP ROWING ASSOCIATION 1 ROWING “Harmony, balance, and rhythm. They’re the three things that stay with you your whole life. Without them civilization is out of whack. And that’s why an oarsman, when he goes out in life, he can fight it, he can handle life. That’s what he gets from rowing. —George Yeoman Pocock” Kitsap Rowing Association • Founded in August 2011 as the Indianola Rowing Association; rowed on Miller Bay. • In 2012 moved to Port Gamble; rowed on Gamble Bay. • Relocated to Poulsbo in 2013, renamed Club as the Kitsap Rowing Association; and we continue to row……on Liberty Bay. • Non-profit 501(c) 3 organization promoting team building through rowing and providing opportunities for community to experience rowing . • As a masters rowing club, KRA is an organizational member of the US Rowing Association. • Members volunteer their time and efforts to various committees such as maintenance, fund raising, safety, out reach, Learn to Row and governance to keep our boats on the water. 2 SWEEP ROWING* SCULLING 3 SWEEP BOATS SHELLS PAIR (2-): Approximately 32 feet long, 13 inches wide and about 60 lbs. Rowed by two people with one oar each. FOUR (4+): Approximately 42 feet long, 21 inches wide and about 112 lbs. Rowed by four people with one oar each. Coxswain can be in the bow or stern; boat called a bow loader or a stern loader, respectively. STRAIGHT FOUR (4-): Similar boat but without a coxswain. EIGHT (8+): Approximately 60 feet long, 26 inches wide and about 210 lbs. Rowed by eight people with one oar each. Coxswain can be in the bow or stern; boat called a bow loader or a stern loader, respectively. 4 SCULLING BOATS SCULLS SINGLE (1x): Approximately 26 feet long, 11 inches wide and about 30 lbs. Rowed by one people with two oars. DOUBLE (2x): Approximately 32 feet long, 16 inches wide and about 60 lbs. Rowed by one people with two oars each. QUAD (4x): Approximately 42 feet long, 16 inches wide and about 114 lbs. Rowed by four people with two oars each. 5 STERN STERN: back or most aft part of hull RIGHT SIDE LEFT SIDE STARBOARD PORT GREEN RED BOW: forward part of hull BOW 6 BOAT BASICS 7 SWEEP OAR (or collar) HATCHET BLADE SPOON BLADE 8 SWEEP ROWING SCULLING 9 OAR LOCK GATE SPACERS GATE OPEN PIN 10 RIGGER and OAR LOCK OAR LOCK WITH GATE OPEN BOW STERN DIRECTION 11 FOOT STRETCHER FOOT PLATE SHOES CLOGS 12 SEAT SEAT and ROLLERS SEAT / ROLLERS on RAILS SLIDE- the track or rail for the wheels of each seat in the boat. 13 THE STROKE “When you get the rhythm in an eight, it’s pure pleasure to be in it. It’s not hard work when the rhythm comes – that ‘swing’ as they call it. I’ve heard men shriek… when that swing comes in an eight; it’s a thing they’ll never forget as long as they live.” -George Yeoman Pocock KRA at Otter Island 2017 14 THE STROKE The stroke is the set of actions to propel the boat. The whole body is involved; although rowing tends to look like an upper body sport, the strength of the rowing stroke comes from the. Motion is smooth and continuous. THINK HORIZONTAL PLANE the water is horizontal, the shell is horizontal, the propulsion is horizontal 15 STROKE CYCLE 16 STROKE RATIO Ratio is the contrast between the drive and recovery. The standard ratio for rowing is 2:1, which means that the length of time spent on the recovery should be twice as long as the amount of time spent on the drive. This ratio may slightly vary under rowing conditions. 17 ROWING TERMS for the STROKE & MOST IMPORTANT COMMANDS STROKE- complete cycle of the catch, drive, finish, release, and recovery. CATCH - the moment the blade enters the water and propulsive force applied. Immersion and force application should be indistinguishable actions DRIVE - portion of the stroke that propels the boat through the water. The drive starts at the catch and ends with the release. The main power during the drive is generated by the rower's legs pushing off of the foot stretchers. 18 ROWING TERMS continued FINISH - The final part of the stroke where oar handle comes towards the body. Power is delivered from the back and arms at the finish. RELEASE - a sharp downward and away-from-the-body movement of the hand(s), causing the oar blade to rise. Blade exits the water and the rower feathers the oar. RECOVERY- the time between the release of one stroke to the catch of the next stroke; the time the blade is out of the water. This is when the boat is moving the fastest. 19 ROWING TERMS continued COXSWAIN (AKA COX) – the person in the boat who steers and gives commands to the crew. HOLD WATER -!!!! THE MOST IMPORTANT TERM!!! This means stop immediately by breaking with your blades SQUARED in the water; rarely used and only for emergencies. “HOLD WATER” is more likely called by the coxswain, but can be called out by anyone in the boat who sees an emergency. “CHECK IT DOWN”- slightly square blades in water at about a 45 to 60-degree angle. 20 ROWING TERMS continued “LET it RUN”- stop rowing, holding the blades out of the water and parallel to the surface so the boat continues to glide. “EVEN PRESSURE”- tells rowers to pull with even pressure on both sides. “READY ALL ….. ROW” – coxswain’s call to begin rowing. “SET the BOAT”- refers to the balance of the boat. An unset boat will lean to either port or starboard. “SQUARE BLADE”- perpendicular to the water “WAY ENOUGH” - this means STOP rowing and wait for next command. 21 ROWING TERMS continued “STOP”- emergency command for all major medical emergencies. Command issued by anyone witnessing a medical emergency. more rowing terms: KRA_LTR ROWING TERMS.pdf REFERENCES: https://www.row2k.com/features/368/Rowing-Glossary/ USRowing Glossary of Rowing Terms https://usrowing.org/sports/2016/6/28/5450_132107073598309350 22 THE OTHER SWING KRA at Otter Island 2017 23 NO TEST… JUST FUN TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW 24.