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Fred Harper was the aftermost rower; and the instructor asked him to vacate his seat, which Ben took himself, with the oar in his hands. "Now carry the handle of the oar forward to easy arm's length towards the starn," continued Ben, suiting the action to the word; and all followed his example. FRED HARPER WAS THE AFTERMOST ROWER AND THE INSTRUCTOR ASKED HIM TO VACATE HIS SEAT WHICH BEN TOOK HIMSELF WITH THE OAR IN HIS HANDS NOW CARRY THE HANDLE OF THE OAR FORWARD TO EASY ARM'S LENGTH TOWARDS THE STARN CONTINUED BEN SUITING THE ACTION TO THE WORD AND ALL FOLLOWED HIS EXAMPLE
remain as you be now, till the boat was clear of everything, before the next order would come. That command will be 'Let fall!' Then you will let your oars drop upon the water all at once, striking it at just the same instant. But you will not let the loom of the oar touch the gunwale." "Where is the gunwale?" asked one of the boys. "The rail along the top of the boat in which the rowlocks are set. You mustn't let an oar touch that. Keep hold of the handle with the blade on the water. Then, without any command, you will ship the oar; in other words, drop the loom into the rowlock. Now go through that again. Steady, and don't hurry. Do it in about the time the stroke oarsman gives you." Frank gave the commands again, beginning with "Up oars!" till the oarsmen had shipped their oars; and it was very well done, and Uncle Ben actually praised the crew. "The next command is 'Give way together!'" said the old sailor. "You will take the time from the stroke oar, and pull with it all the time. LANDING OR ALONGSIDE THE SAIL BOAT YOU WOULD REAIN AS YOU BE NOW TILL THE BOAT WAS CLEAR OF EVERYTHING BEFORE THE NEXT ORDER WOULD COME THAT COMMAND WILL BE LET FALL THEN YOU WILL LET YOUR OARS DROP UPON THE WATER ALL AT ONCE STRIKING IT AT JUST THE SAME INSTANT BUT YOU WILL NOT LET THE LOOM OF THE OAR TOUCH THE GUNWALE WHERE IS THE GUNWALE ASKED ONE OF THE BOYS THE RAIL ALONG THE TOP OF THE BOAT IN WHICH THE ROWLOCKS ARE SET YOU MUSTN'T LET AN OAR TOUCH THAT KEEP HOLD OF THE HANDLE WITH THE BLADE ON THE WATER THEN WITHOUT ANY COMMAND YOU WILL SHIP THE OAR IN OTHER WORDS DROP THE LOOM INTO THE ROWLOCK NOW GO THROUGH THAT AGAIN STEADY AND DON'T HURRY DO IT IN ABOUT THE TIME THE STROKE OARSMAN GIVES YOU FRANK GAVE THE COMMANDS AGAIN BEGINNING WITH UP OARS TILL THE OARSMEN HAD SHIPPED THEIR OARS AND IT WAS VERY WELL DONE AND UNCLE BEN ACTUALLY PRAISED THE CREW THE NEXT COMMAND IS GIVE WAY TOGETHER SAID THE OLD SAILOR YOU WILL TAKE THE TIME FROM THE STROKE OAR AND PULL WITH IT ALL THE TIME
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