Up Oars
Sea Terms
An order given to the boat's crew by the coxswain, signifying that they are to lift their oars from the thwarts and hold them before them perpendicularly. The order "Up Oars" precedes that of "Let Fall."
An order given to the boat's crew by the coxswain, signifying that they are to lift their oars from the thwarts and hold them before them perpendicularly. The order "Up Oars" precedes that of "Let Fall."