Especialidades JA/Remo/Requisitos

Remo

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1. Tener la especialidad de Natación II.

2. Con el instructor o consejero en la popa, y sin ayuda, remar correctamente las siguientes:

a. Dos quintos de un kilómetro en un curso recto, detener, hacer un giro y volver al punto de partida.

b. Remar de espalda e ir en una línea recta 200 yardas (183 metros). Hacer un giro en el curso, continuado de espalda y regresar al punto de partida (debe haber movimientos completos después de cada remada. No se debe utilizar el pasador/argolla que sujeta los remos).

3. Demonstrate the following:

a. Properly launch and land a rowboat from and to shore.

b. Safely assist a person to and from a rowboat alongside a pier.

c. Tie a rowboat to a pier using each of the following:

4. Alone, or with the assistance of a person who is a swimmer, swamp rowboat, turn it right side up, get in, and with your hands or an oar, paddle it for 30 feet (9.1 meters). Tell why you should hang onto or get into a swamped rowboat.

5. Shove off from shore or pier alone in a rowboat, approach a swimmer, and maneu­ver so that the swimmer can be safely towed ashore.

6. Identify and describe a dory, dory skiff, dinghy, punt, and pram.

7. Identify and describe a tholepin rowlock, box rowlock, ring rowlock, and open top rowlock. Tell why pin-type rowlocks are not recommended.

8. What is the advantage of feathering oars while rowing?

9. How would you handle a rowboat in a sudden storm or high wind?

10. How would you calculate the weight that can be safely carried under normal con­ditions in any given boat under oars?

11. What lights are required on a rowboat at night, both with and without outboard motor?

12. Know how to properly fit out a rowboat, and maintain and care for it during the boating season. Know how to prepare and store the rowboat when not in use.