scull 1 of 2

as in to row
to move a boat by means of oars a couple sculled past in a racing shell

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noun

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Others prefer a quieter approach with an electric trolling motor, or perhaps even drifting with river currents and steering with a sculling paddle. Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 1 June 2023 Regardless, Toro Arana was determined to learn how to scull. Olivia Reiner, USA TODAY, 23 July 2021 Then came a lost decade when the Great Eight sculling all-stars or collegians took the trophy as US Rowing either sent development boats or nobody at all. BostonGlobe.com, 21 Oct. 2019 Rowers competed in masters, junior, and novice categories in both sweep rowing and sculling events. Bill Roth, Anchorage Daily News, 23 July 2019 The next came when Jobe, who had put his tee shot into the bunker left of the green, chunked his recovery into the rough and then sculled his chip across the green. Don Markus, baltimoresun.com, 16 July 2017 Sitting snug in the rear of the boat, coxswains yell commands to rowers, drowning out wind and sculling noise. David Whiting, Orange County Register, 24 May 2017
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Up next: Men’s pair sculls semifinal, July 30 5:10 a.m. Napheesa Collier, Breanna Stewart and Diana Taurasi, women’s basketball CT connection: UConn All three former Huskies stars started for Team USA in a 102-76 rout of Japan. Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2024 British rower Imogen Grant — who won gold with Emily Craig in the women's lightweight double sculls on Aug. 2 — offered an in-depth look at the special display box and certificate that athletes are given to store their Olympic medals in a video shared on TikTok. Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2024 Rollover Boat Blind Sneak boat or scull boat hunting was a popular method of shooting ducks during the market-hunting days. Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2024 His sister Alie was a 2020 Olympic rower in the quadruple sculls. Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2024 The veteran rower will have a chance to add to her Olympic medal collection for the first time since 2012, when Kohler captured bronze in the quadruple sculls in Londo. Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2024 Men’s double sculls semifinals, 5:10 p.m. Women’s four repechages, 5:30 a.m. Chris Morris, Fortune, 30 July 2024 Kristi Wagner, rowing CT connection: Yale Wagner and partner Sophie Vitas finished fifth in their semifinal heat of the women’s double sculls in a time of 7:04.12. Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 30 July 2024 Men’s and women’s double sculls finals; men’s and women’s fours finals | E! Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2024
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  • Over the last decade my wife and I have tracked gorillas in the misty hills of Uganda, rowed mokotos in rivers teeming with hippos and crocodiles on the Okavango Delta, and camped on the otherworldly Etosha salt pan in Namibia.
    Tanveer Badal, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Shared accountability is about breaking down functional silos and getting everyone rowing in the same direction.
    Vince Molinaro, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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  • Cast a line off the fishing pier, launch a canoe, or pack a picnic to enjoy under a pavilion.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Huge canoes!’ Generally speaking, wayfinding is the act of orienting and traveling from place to place.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 28 Nov. 2024
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  • The men had paddled their way onto the island using a small black raft, which ended up getting caught in the current and floating away.
    Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Several months paddling the Amazon, trying to eat without being eaten.
    Outside Online, Outside Online, 4 Dec. 2024
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  • On Friday, French skiff sailing partners Sarah Steyaert and Charline Picon were proposed to by their respective boyfriends after winning bronze in the women’s skiff 49erFX.
    Jenna West, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Whether focused on a sumptuous superyacht that sleeps 12, a simple flats fishing skiff, or a pleasant day focused on boat wishes and people watching, FLIBS is an enjoyable experience where boating dreams are born, nurtured, and fulfilled for a large number of the 100,000+ attendees.
    Kathleen Turner, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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  • People who couldn’t afford to hire a guide and be chauffeured comfortably in a Mackenzie boat, or who didn’t want to, arrived with dinghies and johnboats lashed to the roofs of old yellow buses.
    David Quammen, Outside Online, 29 Nov. 2024
  • And here are the day's remaining medal events: Sailing — Mixed dinghy is at 5:43 a.m.
    Sean Nevin, NBC News, 9 Aug. 2024
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  • It was purchased in 1890 by brothers John and Alexander Laurie to tow vessels and barges, or scows filled with stone from nearby quarries, in Green Bay and Sturgeon Bay.
    Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 21 Sep. 2024
  • The foundation could be a raft made of tree logs; pontoon made of fiberglass, steel or aluminum; plywood barge or scow floats made from salvaged wooden and metal hulls; or box floats made of wood, metal or Styrofoam.
    oregonlive, oregonlive, 28 Oct. 2022
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  • If temperatures are higher, pack a picnic and linger in Meadow Park, which has a nice stretch of beach, or rent a kayak or paddleboard from a marina kiosk to get out on the water.
    Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024
  • These clever kayaks fold up like origami, packing down to the size of a small suitcase.
    Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
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  • In contrast, oysters sequester carbon in the process of constructing their shells; the carbon footprint of a pound of oysters is an outstanding 97% lower than that of shrimp.
    Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The Kemble Interiors designers turned workout rooms into fanciful event spaces and had West Palm Beach artist Christa Wilm cover a floor-to-ceiling fireplace in a colorful collage of shells.
    Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024

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