Off keel:
A condition where a shell is unbalanced.

On keel: A condition where a shell is balanced and level.

Outboard: The distance on an oar from the oarlock to the tip of the blade.

Outside hand: The rower's hand furthest from the oarlock.

Paddle: To row with minimal pressure.

Pitch: The difference in the angle at which an oar is set, compared with perpendicular to the water.

Port: The left side of a boat when facing the bow.

Power 10: A series of 10 strokes where a crew supplies additional power to advance on another crew.

Puddle: A whirl left in the water from the blade slipping as the rower pulls.

Quadruple: Involving a four-person crew.

Racing start:
The first 20 or 40 strokes of a race, usually at a higher cadence than those for the rest of the race because shorter strokes usually are needed to overcome the shell's inertia.

Rating: The number of strokes a crew rows per minute.

Recovery: The part of the rowing action between the release and the catch in which an oar is positioned for the next stroke.

Regatta: A boat race.

Release: The part of the rowing action when the oar is removed from the water after driving through it.

Rig: 1.the arrangement of riggers (and, hence, oars and rowers) in a shell. 2.to fit out, or prepare, a boat for racing.

Run: The distance a boat travels during one stroke.