Boatsteerer
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A boatsteerer was a position on a nineteenth-century whaler. One of the most responsible members of the crew, his duty was to pull the forward oar of a whaleboat until reaching striking distance of a whale. He then would harpoon the whale with a lance or dart while a boat-handler guided the vessel.[1][2]
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References
- ↑ The Kendall Institute (2001). "Harpooners & Boatsteerers". http://www.whalingmuseum.org/library/heros/harpoon/boatsteerer.html. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
- ↑ "Nantucket Whaleboat Adventure Rowing Club". http://www.nantucketcommunitysailing.org/page/programs/whale_boat. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
