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basin ![click to hear : basin click to hear : basin](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Usually man-made body of water where rowing and canoe-kayak races are held; ideally, it is in the lee of the wind and without a current.
starting jetty ![click to hear : starting jetty click to hear : starting jetty](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Floating platform on which an official stands; the role of this individual is to keep the boats immobile and in line before the start.
starter ![click to hear : starter click to hear : starter](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Official who summons the competitors and gives the starting signal; the starter also decides if there is a false start.
course umpire ![click to hear : course umpire click to hear : course umpire](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Official who follows the competitors during the race on board a boat; the course umpire may disqualify a boat straying from its lane.
aligner ![click to hear : aligner click to hear : aligner](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Official who check that all boats are lined up properly at the start line.
starting zone ![click to hear : starting zone click to hear : starting zone](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
The first 100 m of the course inside which a race may be invalidated due to technical difficulties.
start buoys ![click to hear : start buoys click to hear : start buoys](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Floating yellow or orange units in the first 250 m of the course that demarcate the six to eight lanes of the basin.
course buoys ![click to hear : course buoys click to hear : course buoys](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Floating white units in the center of the course that demarcate the six to eight lanes of the basin.
scoreboard ![click to hear : scoreboard click to hear : scoreboard](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Display surface posting information related to a sporting event in progress (time, standings, results, etc.).
floating dock ![click to hear : floating dock click to hear : floating dock](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Floating platform used for launching boats into the water or for taking them out.
finish line ![click to hear : finish line click to hear : finish line](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Line marking the end of a race that is demarcated by two red flags atop buoys; a crew ends the race when the forward part of the boat crosses it.
finish line judge ![click to hear : finish line judge click to hear : finish line judge](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Official who validates the boats’ placement and the race time.
finish buoys ![click to hear : finish buoys click to hear : finish buoys](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Floating yellow or orange units that demarcate the six to eight lanes of the basin for the last 250 m of the course.