Oar (sport rowing)
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In rowing, oars are used to propel the boat. Oars differ from paddles in that they use a fixed or sliding fulcrum, an oarlock or rowlock attached to the side of the boat, to transfer power from the ha
Two "cleaver" sculls. The blades which enter the water are at the top of the picture and the handles are at the bottom. Note how the oar shaft connects not to the midline of the blade (as is the case of macons) but rather higher pitch, that is toward an upper part of the spoon/blade when perpendicular to the waterline.
There have been three major types of blades used over the past century. Oars have generally become shorter, and blade area has been increased.
Octuple scull
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An octuple sculling shell, often simply called an oct and abbreviated as an 8x or 8x+, is a racing shell used in the sport of rowing.
An octuple sculling shell with 16 oars, 8 rowers and a cox in 1907 (Frederick James Furnivall coxing an octuple from the then Hammersmith Sculling Club)
