Eight (rowing)
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An eight, abbreviated as an 8+, is a racing shell used in competitive rowing. It is designed for eight rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars, and is steered by a coxswain, or "cox".
Eights at the end of the 2002 Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
Bowloader
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A bowloader or bow-coxed shell is a racing shell in which the coxswain lies semi-supine in the bow, as opposed to the normal seated position at the stern.
The Dutch coxed pair at the 1977 World Rowing Championships, Evert Kroes and Peter van de Pas with coxswain Poul de Haan in the bow