Word: keel
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...afternoon the first rowed for short stretches in fours and eights, after which they rowed to Longwood Bridge and back. The bad hang at full reach, which was so noticeable the first of the week, was still perceptible, and the second boat is not yet steady on its keel. Some improvement however, has been shown in the use of the stretchers...
Davy is also building two new shells for Yale, one of which will be delivered this week. It is sixty feet long, of Spanish cedar, and is rigged after the English fashion, with seats set a little off the keel...
...during most of the time, put up to about 31. For the last eighth of a mile, the crew spurted again, rowing a long 34. The conditions were excellent, enabling the eight to make the best time of the season, 18m., 53s. The boat was steadier on her keel than the day before; but the stern men aided McGrew little in holding back the recover and the men showed a general tendency to rush when they became tired...
...inches; depth, 9 5-8 inches; bow, 7 inches; stern, 6 1-2 inches. The shell resembles that built by Davy for the winning crew in 1899, but has several new features. The stern is to be deeper than usual, so that no fin is needed and the keel will be made very rigid by means of trusses supported by brass bolts. Hollow steel out-riggers which are much lighter and stronger than the ordinary kind will be used. The shell will weigh between 250 and 260 pounds. It will be finished about June 1. Two sets of oars...
Second. Many of the men are very awkward and rough in handling themselves and their cars. This jars and tips the boat so that it has been very unsteady and does not run on even keel. This is a very serious fault, because it makes more work for the men all the time, and makes it hard for them to apply their full strength...