When a rower "catches a crab" this usually means he has failed to feather his single oar (sweep) blade before the handle reaches his body. In a shell moving at speed, this results in the handle being jammed against his body by the pressure of the water on his blade, necessitating that the rower lie down to recover. Merely skimming the water on a recovery is quite common and -- in rough water -- often necessary. Catching a crab in a sculled craft (two oars per rower) is unusual because the oar handles usually can clear the torso with the seat fully forward. Ken Cooperstein *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Jun 05 1999 - 03:32:55 PDT
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