equipment
BOAT SPECIFICATIONS
Singles Sculls ( 1x )
Singles are boats about 26 feet long , 11 inches wide and weighing some 30 pounds , propelled by one person with two oars .
Double Sculls ( 2x )
Doubles are approximately 32 feet long , 13 inches wide and weigh about 59 pounds . They are boats propelled by two people with two oars each .
Quadruple Sculls ( 4x )
Quads are generally 42 feet long , 21 inches wide and weigh approximately 114 pounds . They are propelled by four rowers with two oars each .
Coxed Fours ( 4 +)
Coxed Fours are about 42 feet long , 21 inches wide and weigh roughly 112 pounds . They are propelled by four rowers with one oar each , and are steered by a coxswain .
Coxed Eights ( 8 +)
Eights are approximately 60 feet long , 26 inches wide and weigh nearly 211 pounds . The boats have eight rowers with one oar each , and a coxswain to steer the boat .
ILLUSTRATION : SHERRY PROCTOR ; SOURCE : FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DES SOCIETES D ’ AVIRON ( FISA )
YIELDING THE FASTEST LINE CHOSEN
AND A CENTENNIAL OF CAMBRIDGE BOAT CLUB . 1909-2009 FORTY-FIFTH HEAD OF THE CHARLES REGATTA 19