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Race Pace
A stroke rating that a crew can hold for an entire race.
  
Racing Start
The opening strokes of a race, which are typically rowed at a high cadence to get the shell moving rapidly through the water.
  
Rating
The number of strokes per minute a crew is rowing.
  
Recovery
The portion of the stroke, between the release and the catch, during which the oar is brought into position for the next stroke.
  
Regatta
A boat race, or a meeting at which a number of boat races take place.
  
Release
The portion of the stroke when the oar is removed from the water.
  
Repechage
A round of competition for boats that lost in a preliminary heat. Top finishers in a repechage continue to further rounds.
  
Rig
The way in which riggers are arranged in a shell, which dictates how the oars and rowers are arranged. As a verb, to prepare a boat for racing. Also "rigging."
  
Rigger
A device that connects the oarlock to the shell.
  
Rowlock
Another name for the oarlock.
  
Rudder
A small fin that allows the coxswain to steer the boat.
  
Rudder Cable
A rope or cable operated by the coxswain to turn the rudder.
  
Run
The distance a boat travels during one stroke.
  
Rush the Slide
To move from the recovery to the catch too quickly, often the result of a lunge.
  
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