Glossary

All in one/ Unisuit/Onesie	Race suit worn when training or racing
Backdown	Reverse rowing to move the boat backwards or to aid turning
Backstay	Part of the rigger that locks the pin in position
Backstops	The position with legs flat, blades to the chest, straight back
Blade	An oar
Bow	Part of the boat that travels through the water first or person sat at this end of the boat
Bow ball	Rubber ball on the bow to protect the boat and help minimize injury in the event of a collision
Bow loader	Type of boat where cox lies down within the boat in the bow end. Found in 4s and quads
Bowside	Left hand side of the boat when rowing (green)
Catch	When the blade enters the water at frontstops
Cox	The person who steers the boat using the rudder
Crab	When the blade gets caught in the water
Drive	The rowing phase of the stroke when the blades are square in the water
Easy oars/easy there	Verbal instruction to stop rowing
Erg	Indoor rowing machine
Feather	When the spoon of the blade is parallel to the water during the recovery
Finish	The end of the stroke where the blade handles are close to the chest and the blades are extracted from the water
Firm	Term used to describe applying pressure in the drive of the stroke
Frontstops	The position at the catch
Gate	The metal bar/plastic that hold the oar in place allowing it to swivel
Head race	A processional time trial race with a rolling start
Hold it up	Verbal instruction to bring the boat to a stop but holding the blades square against the water
Pin	The metal the gate swivels around
Rate	Number of strokes per minute
Recovery	The part of the stroke where the blade is out of the water
Regatta	A competition with side-by-side racing, points are awarded. Races are from a standing start
Rigger	The metal on the side of the boat with the gate on the end where the blade is held
Rigger jigger	Double ended spanner with a 10mm end and a 13mm end
Squaring	When the spoon of the blade is perpendicular to the water, this action is in preparation for the catch during the recovery