Rowing equipment

right|thumb|Traditional wooden oars An oar is an implement used for water-borne propulsion. Oars have a flat blade at one end. Rowers grasp the oar at the other end.

sports equipment

thumb|right|A rowlock on a rowing boat thumb|right|A rowlock, with a gate, on an outrigger used in Rowing (sport)|sports rowing.

thumb|Relief of Borobudur Temple (8th century AD) in [[Central Java, Indonesia, showing a ship with outrigger]] thumb|Outrigger on a contemporary Hawaiian sailing canoeAn outrigger is a projecting structure on a boat, with specific meaning depending on types of vessel. Outriggers may also refer to legs on a wheeled vehicle that are folded out when it needs stabilization, for example on a crane that lifts heavy loads. ==Powered vessels and sailboats==