SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 1982
EXPLAINING HOW THE SPORT IS PLAYED, THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT EACH OARSMAN ON THE 'ROWING BOAT' HAS ONE OAR TO HANDLE WHILE THE SCULLER ON THE 'SCULLING BOAT HANDLES TWO OARS.
UNLIKE A CANOE OR DRAGON BOAT WHICH USES SHORT PADDLES AND ARM AND BODY POWER ONLY, THE OARSMAN IS EQUIPPED WITH AN OAS WHICH IS ABOUT 3.7 METRES LONG AND WHICH IS PIVOTED OUTSIDE THE BOAT ON AN OUTRIGHTER.
IN ADDITION, THE SEAT UPON WHICH THE OARSMAN SITS SLIDES BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS, ALLOWING THE OARSMAN TO UTILISE THE POWER OF HIS LEGS IN PROPELLING THE BOAT,
+BY THESE MEANS A LARGE AMOUNT OF LEVERAGE CAN BE APPLIED TO THE OAR, ENABLING AN EIGHT-OAR BOAT TO TRAVEL AT ABOUT 24 KILOMETRES PER HOUR - ABOUT THE SAME SPEED AS A WORLD CLASS MIDDLE DISTANCE RUNNER, AND ABOUT TWICE THE SPEED OF A DRAGON BOAT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND A COCKTAIL RECEPTION FOR THE 1982 HONG KONG ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THE ROYAL HONG KONG YACHT CLUB AT KELLET ISLAND ON THURSDAY (APRIL 29) AT 6 PM. MR MIKE TANNER WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST THE MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES.
CURTAILMENT OF CHAI WAN
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KWUN TONG FERRY SERVICES
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STARTING SATURDAY (MAY 1), FERRY SERVICES BETWEEN CHAI WAN AND KWUN TONG WILL BE CURTAILED IN THE EVENINGS DUE TO LOW PATRONAGE.
THE LAST SAILINGS WILL BE AT 8 PM.
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