Young sailor's assistant in practical seamanship including the rules of the road; directions for resuscitating the apparently drowned, etc., etc., together with the salutes ... naval signal flags, Very's lights, and the international code of signals (1893)
Taunt, Emory H · Washington · leaf 153
The first of the stroke. The starboard after oar gives the stroke, the others fol-low him. Each oar should be lifted as high as the gun-wale, and feathered by dropping the wrist until the bladeis flat, a brief pause being made when the oar is level withthe gunwale, long enough to feather the oar.… … The last or end of the stroke.upon the oar. Never row hand over hand or from theshoulder alone, but bend the back at each stroke. YOUNG SAILORS ASSISTANT. I 2 7 On approaching the desired place of landing, the boatbeing properly pointed, at the moment the oars are leaving the water, the command is…
Navigation · Signals and signaling
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