Harper's boating book for boys; a guide to motor boating, sailing, canoeing and rowing (1912)
Davis, Charles G. (Charles Gerard), 1870-1959, ed · New York, London, Harper & Brothers · leaf 354
ld be very slowly and firmly made. Theback should be fairly straight, and the shoulders should bedown and back, as is shown in Fig. i, and not up and for-ward, as in Fig. 2. In dropping the oars into the water, the lower part ofthe blades should be turned slightly toward the bow of theboat. They… … Fig. 1 Fig. 2 GOOD FULL REACH BAD FULL REACH ward. Be sure that the blade is entirely under water, butdo not put it down too deep. The upper edge should be cov-ered but that is all. Swing back slightly past the perpendi-cular, at the same time bringing in the hands until theyjust touch the body. At…
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