Word: feathering
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Trampled the fern's green feather...
...slight the end of the stroke. Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 particularly fail to bring their hands clear in to their bodies before dropping them. No. 6 is inclined to turn his oar before it is out of the water, and Bow to do the same. Bow feathers a little high and, in the middle of the stroke, dips a little deep. No. 2 feathers too high on the full reach, clips, dips too deep in the middle, and gets his oar out of the water and partly feathered before the other men have finished the stroke...
...feather is very uneven, and at present the defects are as follows: a tendency to neglect the end of the stroke, a quick rush of the arms till straight, and a hang before the body follows, ending with a marked pause on the full reach...
...well to slow down and brace one's self just before coming to the full reach; but no hang or pause should occur. The shoot of the arms should be smoother, lighter, and easier, and more uniform in the motion. Neither the stroke, nor the feather, nor the recover should have any jerking, harsh motion or hanging about them in any part. Let each man in the crew grab firmly all he can hold (and no more) and row well home without jerking. More ease and uniformity in all parts of the stroke and a better control of the various...
...placed at a disadvantage by the others, who do not respond to his hard catch. Jacobs does not keep his oar-blade covered in the last part of his stroke, his hands coming in too low. Schwartz uses his arms too soon, and makes the last part of his feather too high. Brigham hurries his body forward, pauses, and catches just too late, in which fault he is followed by Legate; his back and shoulders are not firmly set, and he seems to lack control of his oar during the feather. Legate goes too far back and not far enough...