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Cox Pair 2+

Eight 8+

A shell rowed by two oarsmen, each using a single sweep oar. A coxswain steers the boat and calls the stroke. The cox may either be sitting in the stern or lying down on his back in the bow.

The largest of all rowing shells. It is rowed by eight oarsmen, each using a single sweep oar. A coxswain steers the boat and calls the stroke.
Pair 2-

Double 2x
A shell rowed by two oarsmen, each using a single sweep oar.

A shell rowed by two scullers, each using a pair of sculls (oars).
Cox Four 4+ or 4/w

Quad 4x

A shell rowed by four oarsmen, each using a single sweep oar. A coxswain steers the boat and calls the stroke.

A shell rowed by four scullers, each using a pair of sculls (oars).
Four 4-

Single 1x
A shell rowed by four oarsmen, each using a single sweep oar. The oarsmen in the bow of the boat steers with a rudder by use of a tiller wire attached to the toe of one shoe.

The smallest of rowing shells. The single shell is rowed by one oarsman using a pair of sculls (oars).

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