A knot used to attach a line to a spar or similar object. Traditionally a line must be over 1 inch in size to be called a rope. A method of moving a boat with oars . The person rowing the boat faces backwards, bringing the blade of the oars out of the water and toward the bow of the boat. They then pull the oars through the water toward the stern of the boat, moving the boat forward.
Some dinghys are rowboats.
The post that the rudder is attached to. The wheel or tiller is connected to the rudder post. A flat surface attached behind or underneath the stern used to control the direction that the boat is traveling. The rules concerning which vessel has the right of way if there is a possibility of collision between two or more boats. The United States Inland Rules of the Road and International Rules of the Road are slightly different.