An adjustable bracket in a shell to which the rower's feet are secured in some sort of shoe or clog. The device that connects the oarlock to the shell and is bolted to the body of the shell. Rigging The relationship between the dimensions and angles of the boat, the seat, the sculls and you. Button or Collar Traditionally leather, but more normally a precision plastic moulding with a flat face which matches the shape of the back face swivel. This affects the pitch.
Pitch prevents the blade from digging uncontrollably deep into the water.
The pitch is positive, in other words the top of the blade tilts towards the stern. It's mounted at the end of the rigger and rotates around a metal pin. A gate closes across the top to keep the oar in. Gate The bar which closes the swivel. Gearing The ratio of the oar length inboard of the pin to the oar length outboard of the pin.