Harper's boating book for boys; a guide to motor boating, sailing, canoeing and rowing . 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 this point the body should beheld firmly, as in Fig. 3, without settling down, as is shownin Fig. 4. The commencement of the stroke should be hard,and the pull through the water should be strong and firm,not jer
Harper's boating book for boys; a guide to motor boating, sailing, canoeing and rowing . 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 this point the body should beheld firmly, as in Fig. 3, without settling down, as is shownin Fig. 4. The commencement of the stroke should be hard,and the pull through the water should be strong and firm,not jerky. As the hands come in, the elbows should not 338 HOW TO ROW be spread out, neither should they be very close to the side;they should be between the two. When you have broughtyour hands in close to the body, immediately drop them toraise the blade from the water, and do not, at first, turn. Fig. 3 GOOD FINISH Fig* 4 BAD FINISH your hands to feather your oar until they are you can somewhat merge the two movements. Startyour hands and your body together as you swing towardthe stern of the boat, which movement is called the re-cover, but shoot your hands away from your body veryquickly until your arms are straight. The blade shouldalways clear the water on the recover by three or fourinches, and should be kept at a uniform distance from thewater. When you feather your oar, you should chieflyuse your hand nearest the rowlock, the oar turning a littlein your other hand In your forward and backward swingsbe sure to keep your body directly over the keel of the boat,and do not lean either to one side or the other. Sliding Seats After you have learned to row this stroke on stationaryseats, use sliding seats. The points that I have given you 339 BOATING BOOK FOR BOYS above can be used when you row on your sliding seatswithout change. But I want to caution you not to
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