How do you execute 'Oar' command?

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How do you execute 'Oar' command?

Explanation:
The action being tested is getting the oars into a ready, prepared stance. When you hear the command to oar, the oars should be laid out horizontally to the water with the blades feathered. This position keeps the oars out of the water and minimizes drag while you’re waiting for the next cue, so you can hit the next stroke quickly and efficiently. Feathering—the blades turned edge-on to the wind/air—helps reduce resistance as the oars move through air during the recovery, making control smoother and faster. Other approaches—bringing oars in from the bow, stowing them on the side bench, or trying to move them while still headway or sternway—don’t place the oars in the ready position for a prompt, controlled stroke, which is why they aren’t the correct execution of this command.

The action being tested is getting the oars into a ready, prepared stance. When you hear the command to oar, the oars should be laid out horizontally to the water with the blades feathered. This position keeps the oars out of the water and minimizes drag while you’re waiting for the next cue, so you can hit the next stroke quickly and efficiently. Feathering—the blades turned edge-on to the wind/air—helps reduce resistance as the oars move through air during the recovery, making control smoother and faster.

Other approaches—bringing oars in from the bow, stowing them on the side bench, or trying to move them while still headway or sternway—don’t place the oars in the ready position for a prompt, controlled stroke, which is why they aren’t the correct execution of this command.

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