Rowing is the propelling of a boat using a fixed oar as a lever. in modern sports, rowers race against each other either as individuals or in crews of two, four or eight. the boat race. rowing was first used as a means of transport in ancient egypt, greece and rome.. The command to stop rowing or, in some cases, whatever the rower is doing, whether it be walking with the boat overhead or rowing. ("way" is a nautical term for the movement of a boat through water (as in headway and right-of-way).. Coastal rowing is the extreme version, the adventure side of rowing. it involves rowing along a sea coast and out into the sea and is one of the fastest growing communities of rowers..
The senior world rowing championships are held every year and world champions are crowned in 12 men's boat classes and nine women's boat classes. these include olympic and international boat classes. under 23. a rower may compete in an under 23 event until 31st december of the year in which he/she reaches the age of 22.. British rowing offshore championships
