IN THE WARMER SEASONS, IT’S BIKING AND SCULLING, AND THE CURRENT OWNERS, JUDY AND DICK, BOTH FORMER OLYMPIC ROWERS. SO TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SOME GREAT INSTRUCTION AND KNOWLEDGE. ALL RIGHT.

Blade is another word for an oar. A smaller version of it is called a scull, used in the sculling event. Sculling is easy to spot as it involves each rower using two oars (one in each hand).