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watermanship

[waw-ter-muh n-ship, wot-er-]

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noun

the skill, duties, business, etc., of a waterman.

skill in rowing or boating.

Nearby words

Origin of watermanship

First recorded in 1880–85; waterman + -ship

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for watermanship

It is evident that watermanship of a very high order is needed for this feat.
Rowing|Rudolf Chambers Lehmann
Much as watermanship is needed in a four, it is still more important to possess it when rowing in a pair.
Boating|W. B. Woodgate
The art of ‘watermanship’ had not then reached its present pitch.
Boating|W. B. Woodgate
Among University oars, watermanship is oftenest found in those who have rowed as schoolboys.
Boating|W. B. Woodgate

He thus gains invaluable lessons, both in watermanship and in racing experience, which are not open to his American cousin.
Rowing|Rudolf Chambers Lehmann