The oar blade gets twisted at an angle and gets caught; this is a stroke that goes bad and when really bad can catapult the rower right out of the boat.
Action caused by turning of the oar blade so that it is trapped under water and cannot be removed at the release.
occurs when an oarsman's blade jams in the water and he/she finds it impossible to get the oar out of the water at the end of the pull-through. An "over-the-head" crab denotes a crab where the oarsman's blade gets jammed in the water and the handle of the blade swings around toward bow past the oarsman and becomes stuck in a position parallel to the shell.
Upsetting action caused by turning of oar blade in water so that release is either forced or impossible to make. Some crabs result in an oarsman being thrown out of a shell.
Catching a crab is when it is difficult or impossible to take the oar out of the water. Generally happens when the oar is taken out of the water and over-squared, thus digging itself against the movement of the boat.
Devious attempt by the river to grab a blade and pull its holder in.
a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply; "he caught a crab and lost the race"
a type of misapplied stroke in rowing when the oar ispulled round past the oarsman
Catching the blade of the oar under the water, generally at the release. Often caused by improper feathering of the blade. Either applying power to a partly feathered oar or by feathering the oar under water. When you catch a crab, it feels just like a large crab has grabbed your blade. A good one can flip the boat.
A rowing error in which the blade is pushed under the water and becomes caught in the flow of the water past the boat,referred to as 'catching a crab'. This always results in slowing the boat down, and can even lift a rower out of the shell ormake the boat capsize (unlikely).
A problem encountered by a rower when his or her oar gets `stuck' in the water, usually right after the catch or just before the release, and is caused by improper squaring or feathering. The momentum of the shell can overcome the rower's control of the oar. In more extreme cases the rower can actually be ejected from the shell by the oar.
occurs when rower fails to get the oar out of the water at the end of the stroke; can result in the rower being ejected by the oar from boat to water
An action that slows the boat down. The oar is turned in the water incorrectly or goes too deep in the water, making it difficult or impossible to remove the oar from the water. Some crabs can result in the oarsperson being thrown out of the boat.
Upsetting action caused by turning of oar blade in water so that release is either forced or impossible to make. The former is a "partial crab"; the latter, when control of oar is fully lost, is a "full crab." A "recovery crab" occurs when control of oar is lost during recovery, making proper catch impossible. Some crabs cause the rower to be thrown out of the shell.
catching a crab. An oar blade that gets "stuck" in the water, often because it enters at angle instead of perpendicular and is forced deep into the water and twisted parallel to the boat. The oar suddenly absorbs the energy of the boat's momentum, greatly slowing the boat. It also can flip the rower out of the boat or seriously injure him or her, as the oar handle can hit the rower's head or chest.
a disaster in which the rower fails to extract the oar from the water at the finish, causing the handle to smash him/her in the body or pull him/her overboard.