Book 6. (1 results) Raiders of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 14 | 47 | The rowing View more quotes about deck">deck, further, is open to the air, thereby differing from the rowing holds of round ships. |
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Book 6. (7 results) Raiders of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 14 | 44 | Accordingly the rower is relieved of the weight of the oar and is responsible only for its work. |
| 14 | 45 | This arrangement, one man to an oar, and oars in groups of three, and oars mounted in the rowing frame, long and beautiful sweeps, has been found extremely practical in the Gorean navies. |
| 14 | 46 | It is almost universal on ram-ships. |
| 14 | 47 | The rowing deck, further, is open to the air, thereby differing from the rowing holds of round ships. |
| 14 | 48 | This brings many more free fighting men, the oarsmen, into any action which might be required. |
| 14 | 49 | They, while rowing, are protected, incidentally, by a parapet fixed on the rowing frame. |
| 14 | 50 | Between each pair of benches, behind the parapet, is one bowman. |
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Accordingly the rower is relieved of the weight of the oar and is responsible only for its work.
This arrangement, one man to an oar, and oars in groups of three, and oars mounted in the rowing frame, long and beautiful sweeps, has been found extremely practical in the Gorean navies.
It is almost universal on ram-ships.
The rowing deck, further, is open to the air, thereby differing from the rowing holds of round ships.
This brings many more free fighting men, the oarsmen, into any action which might be required.
They, while rowing, are protected, incidentally, by a parapet fixed on the rowing frame.
Between each pair of benches, behind the parapet, is one bowman.
- (Raiders of Gor)