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lightweight: a shell with a specific weight limit. For men, the boat must average 150 pounds per oarsman. For women, the average must be 129.5 pounds...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Primer: Head of the Charles from A to Z | 10/17/1987 | See Source »

...pair: a shell with two sweeps...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Primer: Head of the Charles from A to Z | 10/17/1987 | See Source »

power: a series of all-out strokes that a shell uses to try to surge ahead of its opponents. Listen for coxswains calling for power during the Head...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Primer: Head of the Charles from A to Z | 10/17/1987 | See Source »

...quad: a shell with four scullers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Primer: Head of the Charles from A to Z | 10/17/1987 | See Source »

scull: to row with two blades. This is as opposed to sweeping, which is with one blade per person. Sculling can be an individual sport--a shell with just one sculler is called a single...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Primer: Head of the Charles from A to Z | 10/17/1987 | See Source »

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