Boat Types
eight-person boat with where each person uses only one oar
What is an Eight (8+)?
The part of the oar that touches the water and moves the boat
What is the spoon? (Scoop and Blade are also acceptable)
The Canadian football team that was started by the rowing club, but was sold in 1957
Who are the Toronto Argonauts?
The last position of the stroke, where the legs are straight, you are sitting up tall and the arms are close to the body.
What is the finish?
The program that LTR participants can join after LTR (the name of the Argos' adult recreation program)
What is the "Club" program (also, the "Green" Program)
Four-person boat where each person rows with two oars (one in each hand)
What is a Quad (4x)?
The portion of the boat that rowers strap their feet into
What is the footplate? ("Shoes" is also an acceptable answer)
The number of years that the club has existed for
What is 154 years?
Three three sections that a rowing stroke is broken into, categorized by the body parts used in each of the three stages
What are "Arms, Body, Legs"?
The weekday evenings that the Henley Room is open to all membership, LTR participants and guests!
What are Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays? (Opens at 5pm and closes at 10pm)
Four person boat where each person rows with one oar
What is a four (4+/4-)?
Rubber ball on the front end of the boat
What is a Bow Ball?
The first year that women were allowed to row and compete from the Argos (against the wishes of the board at the time)
What is 1980?
The "start" of the stroke, or where the oar gets placed into the water
What is the Catch?
Things you can do in the Henley Room
All Acceptable answers:
Hang out! Buy food and candy, Buy alcoholic and non-alcoholic refreshments, Look at old photos and memorabilia, Watch the sunset, talk to Tammy (she's usually there)
Two person boat where each person rows with two oars (one in each hand)
What is a double (2x)?
The body of the boat. It is the largest and most fragile component of any rowing boat.
What is the hull?
The natural disaster that caused the club to do massive renovations to most of the building
What is a flood?
The part of the rowing stroke where the oar is on the square and moving through the water, pushing the boat forward.
What is the drive?
The Head Coach of the Argonaut's adult recreation program
Who is Tammy Curtis?
Eight person boat where each person rows with two oars (one in each hand)?
What is an Octet (8x+)?
The material that makes up a boats riggers
The original use of what are now the singles' bays. (Hint: the space was used for another sport)
What are squash courts?
The part of the stroke where the oar is feathered and the rower is moving towards the start of the next stroke
What is the recovery?
A super fun event that all LTR participants can do after their session (for free!) where they race against other LTR participants and then have a BBQ
What is an LTR Regatta (Hosted on July 30th)