Word: splashed
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Dates: during 1890-1890
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...whole the crew may be said to have a poor finish. Although they sit up well and do not bury their boat at the finish, they are clumsy with their oars, so that they back water and splash when they take their oars out. They also fail to get a hard, vicious shove from the stretcher at the beginning and all through the stroke, and the crew is not well together. The men and approximate weights are as follows...
...tank is at best only a poor substitute for a boat of any kind. If the crew rows till the end of this month is the tank they are sure to have the faults of having a bad hang at full reach, a great splash at the catch, a great jerk at the finish, and a general feeling of helplessness. The faults of the crew at present are a lack of life, a want of stretcher work, and a hang at the full reach. To be sure the men are not trying to row hard but there is a very...