Word: strokes
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...Electronic device in boat that calculates the stroke rating...
...FINISH The end of the stroke, when the blade is about to exit the water...
...STROKE Rower closest to stern; sets the pace for the other rowers...
...STROKE RATING Number of strokes rowed per minute...
...always a coxwain's race, because there are always radical turns involved, as well as other crews to consider--whether other crews will yield, or if you have to yield to another boat. And there are three miles--small, small problems are magnified by the number of strokes taken in the race. You're probably talking 4 to 500 hard strokes, and one inch in a 500 stroke context is a considerable margin. So small problems will generate large margins...