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Sea Cadets
A national youth movement run by the
Marine Society and Sea Cadets, the largest
maritime charity in the United Kingdom
Squared
The oar blade held vertically, at right angles
to the water, as used when taking a stroke
Stability
The tendency of a boat to remain
upright
and
level
Starboard
The right hand side of a boat, when facing
forward
Stern
The aft end of the boat, including the
transom
and the part of the boat
immediately
forward
of it.
Stretcher
The adjustable tube against which the
oarsman braces the feet when taking a
stroke
Stroke
The oarsman sitting on the
aft
ermost
thwart
Trim
The angle at which the boat floats,
compared to the horizontal, seen from
the side
Thwart
Seat, fixed in the boat.
Transom
The flat, vertical
aft
end of the boat
Upright
A stable condition where the boat floats
with no
heel
to
port
or
starboard
, seen from
one end of the boat
Warp
A rope of suitable size and length to secure
a boat alongside a pontoon or jetty, or to
an anchor
Yaw
The weaving of the boat due to wind or
current at anchor or mooring.