Sculling

Sculling is when athletes use two oars, one oar in each hand, to propel a boat in the water. Because each rower has two oars in their hands, the sculling can also be done by a single rower.

Drilling down a bit…in sculling, where one person has two oars, the most popular classifications of boats today are these:

Single Scull Rowing Boat (1x)

A single scull (or a scull) is a rowing boat designed for a single person who propels the boat with two oars, one in each hand.

Specifications:

Laminated single skin construction, with pre-preg fibre glass exterior and pre-preg carbon fibre interior, with Nomex honeycomb cored saxboards. Additional carbon fibre reinforcement on gunwales and keel C. High temperature curing resin, heat cured in mold.

Double Scull Rowing Boat (2x)

A single scull (or a scull) is a rowing boat designed for a single person who propels the boat with two oars, one in each hand.

Specifications:

Laminated single skin construction, with pre-preg fibre glass exterior and pre-preg carbon fibre interior, with Nomex honeycomb cored saxboards. Additional carbon fibre reinforcement on gunwales and keel C. High temperature curing resin, heat cured in mold.

Quadruple Scull Rowing Boat (4x)

A quadruple sculling boat is designed for four persons who propel the boat by sculling with two oars, or "sculls", one in each hand.

Specifications:

Laminated single skin construction, with pre-preg fibre glass exterior and pre-preg carbon fibre interior, with Nomex honeycomb cored saxboards. Additional carbon fibre reinforcement on gunwales and keel C. High temperature curing resin, heat cured in mold.

Sweep Rowing

Sweep rowing is when athletes use one oar to propel a boat in the water. Both the hands are on that one oar. And because every rower holds only one oar, in sweep rowing, there should be an even number of persons on the boat (that is in pairs) to move the boat straight with equal force involved on each side.

And in sweep rowing, where one person has one oar, the most popular classifications of boats today are:

Coxless Pair Rowing Boat (2-)

A shell with 2 rowers. The coxless pair (2-), often called a straight pair, is a demanding but satisfying boat to master.

Specifications:

Laminated single skin construction, with pre-preg fibre glass exterior and pre-preg carbon fibre interior, with Nomex honeycomb cored saxboards. Additional carbon fibre reinforcement on gunwales and keel C. High temperature curing resin, heat cured in mold.

Coxless Four Rowing Boat (4-)

A shell with 4 rowers. Coxless fours (4-) are often referred to as straight fours, and are commonly used by lightweight and elite crews.

Specifications:

Laminated single skin construction, with pre-preg fibre glass exterior and pre-preg carbon fibre interior, with Nomex honeycomb cored saxboards. Additional carbon fibre reinforcement on gunwales and keel C. High temperature curing resin, heat cured in mold.

Coxed Eight Rowing Boat (8+)

A shell with 8 rowers. Always with coxswain because of the size, weight and speed of the boat.

Specifications:

Laminated single skin construction, with pre-preg fibre glass exterior and pre-preg carbon fibre interior, with Nomex honeycomb cored saxboards. Additional carbon fibre reinforcement on gunwales and keel C. High temperature curing resin, heat cured in mold.