Rowing positions in a quad. A rower steering in the middle of a four or quad is not uncommon, since bow and stroke have other duties already. Quad scull Quadruple scull typical icon Quad scull Germany 1982: Martin Winter (front), Uwe Heppner (second), Uwe Mund (third), and Karl-Heinz Bußert (last) A quadruple sculling boat, often simply called a quad and abbreviated as a 4x, is a racing shell used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain. Two seats, however, are more commonly given a different name. Each seat in the boat is numbered according to its position going from bow to stern. These are rarely seen. Just as in baseball, has its pitcher, first basement, shortstop etc. There are eight rowing positions in a racing shell. Rowing classified ads on row2k, rowing and sculling boats, oars and equipment for sale, rowing jobs, rowing job listings. There is also a vocabulary listing at the bottom of this page that defines each term. u6aqye q8xn w643 ymt r1a cd8vd nsej 7urect ctt5e wx3