How do you execute 'Trail oars' command?

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How do you execute 'Trail oars' command?

Explanation:
Trail oars means positioning the oars so they trail behind the boat in the direction of travel, making it easier to resume rowing or to move without snagging. When the boat has headway, extend the oars out to the side as far as you can with the blades directed toward the stern; this lets the blades lie in the sternward path of the boat. If the boat has sternway, orient the blades toward the bow, so they trail forward as you move backward. This can be given without stopping at the oars, allowing a quick transition. The other actions describe different tasks: keeping blades horizontal and feathered is a resting or wind-compatibility position, coming in from the bow isn’t about trailing, and finishing the stroke then lifting and placing the oars on the side bench is storage, not trailing.

Trail oars means positioning the oars so they trail behind the boat in the direction of travel, making it easier to resume rowing or to move without snagging. When the boat has headway, extend the oars out to the side as far as you can with the blades directed toward the stern; this lets the blades lie in the sternward path of the boat. If the boat has sternway, orient the blades toward the bow, so they trail forward as you move backward. This can be given without stopping at the oars, allowing a quick transition.

The other actions describe different tasks: keeping blades horizontal and feathered is a resting or wind-compatibility position, coming in from the bow isn’t about trailing, and finishing the stroke then lifting and placing the oars on the side bench is storage, not trailing.

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