He had been designing his own flying machines since the 1770s, theorizing that one might sail upon winds in a boat-like craft equipped with a rudder and oars. Once described as “an unpleasant ...

He said it is unclear why the crew member missed the water with the rudder oar and fell into the river. “We sincerely apologize for the frightening moments experienced by our customers who were ...

Image caption, Oars are known as blades in competitive rowing ... a cox also has to steer the boat by guiding the ship’s rudder, keep motivation as high as possible and also offer feedback ...

They could cross the open oceans under sail and then switch to oars for lightning-fast hit-and ... Seafarers steered using a single side rudder on the right, the 'starboard' or "steering board ...