Rowing
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Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowi
A rowing dinghy in use
Typical Finnish rowing boats on the shore of Palokkajärvi, Jyväskylä
Woman rowing sampan with her feet in Ninh Bình Province of northern Vietnam
A French galley and Dutch man-of-war off a port
Human-powered watercraft
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Human-powered watercraft are watercraft propelled only by human power, instead of being propelled by wind power or an engine.
Rowing
…Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires…
Above: sweep-oar rowing a coxed pair Below: amphibious bicycle 'Cyclomer', Paris, 1932
A racing scull
Rowing a trainera
Hand-operated cable ferry