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"The after part, where the coxswain sets, is the starn sheets. The middle of the boat is the waist. Enough of that for now. Do you know what an oar is?" THE AFTER PART WHERE THE COXSWAIN SETS IS THE STARN SHEETS THE MIDDLE OF THE BOAT IS THE WAIST ENOUGH OF THAT FOR NOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT AN OAR IS
otested the boys with one voice. "Then be quiet, and keep your ear-ports wide open. The boy next to the bow is the bowman. The stroke oarsman is the one farthest aft, or nearest the starn. Each on 'em has a boat-hook. Now take 'em, and shove her off." The two boys obeyed, and placing the point of the boat-hooks against the rock, shoved off with all their might; and the Zephyr receded from the shore till the wind took her, and drove her out under the lee of Centre Island. Here he directed Tony to throw the grapnel, a small anchor with four flukes, overboard, as much to assure the impatient oarsmen that there was to be no rowing at present, as to hold the boat where she was. "Now, boys, I want you to larn somethin', so as to know where you are. Some on you better write it down; and don't forgit it." Several of them took paper and pencils from their pockets, and were ready to write down what was said. "The for'd part of the boat is the bow; also the fore-sheets," continued the old sailor. MEANT WHAT HE SAID WE DO WE DO PROTESTED THE BOYS WITH ONE VOICE THEN BE QUIET AND KEEP YOUR EAR PORTS WIDE OPEN THE BOY NEXT TO THE BOW IS THE BOWMAN THE STROKE OARSMAN IS THE ONE FARTHEST AFT OR NEAREST THE STARN EACH ON EM HAS A BOAT HOOK NOW TAKE EM AND SHOVE HER OFF THE TWO BOYS OBEYED AND PLACING THE POINT OF THE BOAT HOOKS AGAINST THE ROCK SHOVED OFF WITH ALL THEIR MIGHT AND THE ZEPHYR RECEDED FROM THE SHORE TILL THE WIND TOOK HER AND DROVE HER OUT UNDER THE LEE OF CENTER ISLAND HERE HE DIRECTED TONY TO THROW THE GRAPNEL A SMALL ANCHOR WITH FOUR FLUKES OVERBOARD AS MUCH AS TO ENSURE THE IMPATIENT OARSMAN THAT THERE WAS TO BE NO ROWING AT PRESENT AS TO HOLD THE BOAT WHERE SHE WAS NOW BOYS I WANT YOU TO LARN SOMETHING SO AS TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE SOME ON YOU BETTER WRITE IT DOWN AND DON'T FORGET IT SEVERAL OF THEM TOOK PAPER AND PENCILS FROM THEIR POCKETS AND WERE READY TO WRITE DOWN WHAT WAS SAID THE FORWARD PART OF THE BOAT IS THE BOW ALSO THE FORE SHEETS CONTINUED THE OLD SAILOR
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