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If you let go the handle of the oar it will be dragged alongside the boat in the water; but we don't need trail lines. To trail, the commands are, 'Stand by to trail!' and 'Trail!' IF YOU LET GO THE HANDLE OF THE OAR IT WILL BE DRAGGED ALONGSIDE THE BOAT IN THE WATER BUT WE DON'T NEED TRAIL LINES TO TRAIL THE COMMANDS ARE STAND BY TO TRAIL AND TRAIL
could pick up the stroke as readily as the forward movement, even when the manoeuvres were executed in a hurry, for it is generally used when there is need for haste. "How many more things are there to learn, Uncle Ben?" asked number five, who was Charles Hardy. The old salt removed his tarpaulin, scratched his bald head, and said only two. The boys lay on their oars, as it is called when they are levelled. "Starboard oars--back!" said Frank. "Port oars--ahead! Give way!" Some began to put the oars as directed in the first command, and Ben stopped them, telling them to wait for the second; and it was done over again two or three times. Of course the Zephyr whirled round like a top, and was left headed down the lake. "The next new thing is to trail your oars, which is sometimes needed when the boat has to go through a narrow place. Sometimes trail-lines are used. They are bits of cord, say two feet long, one end made fast to the loom of the oar, and the other to the gunwale of the boat.  PATIENT AND AT THE END OF THE LESSON THEY COULD PICK UP THE STROKE AS READILY AS THE FORWARD MOVEMENT EVEN WHEN THE MANEUVERS WERE EXECUTED IN A HURRY FOR IT IS GENERALLY USED WHEN THERE IS NEED FOR HASTE HOW MANY MORE THINGS ARE THERE TO LEARN UNCLE BEN SAID NUMBER FIVE WHO WAS CHARLES HARDY THE OLD SALT REMOVED HIS TARPAULIN SCRATCHED HIS BALD HEAD AND SAID ONLY TWO THE BOYS LAY IN THEIR OARS AS IT IS CALLED WHEN THEY ARE LEVELLED STARBOARD OARS BACK SAID FRANK PORT OARS AHEAD GIVE WAY SOME BEGAN TO PUT THE OARS AS DIRECTED IN THE FIRST COMMAND AND BEN STOPPED THEM TELLING THEM TO WAIT FOR THE SECOND AND IT WAS DONE OVER AGAIN TWO OR THREE TIMES OF COURSE THE ZEPHYR WHIRLED AROUND LIKE A TOP AND WAS LEFT HEADED DOWN THE LAKE THE NEXT THING IS TO TRAIL YOUR OARS WHICH IS SOMETIMES NEEDED WHEN THE BOAT HAS TO GO THROUGH A NARROW PLACE SOMETIMES TRAIL LINES ARE USED THEY ARE BITS OF CORD SAY TWO FEET LONG ONE END MADE FAST TO THE LOOM OF THE OAR AND THE OTHER TO THE GUNWALE OF THE BOAT
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