About 170 oarsmen in three banks are straining their powerful muscles as they row, sliding back and forth on leather cushions strapped to their buttocks.
Sekitar 170 pendayung di tiga jajaran bertingkat mengerahkan segenap tenaga seraya mereka mendayung, meluncur ke depan dan ke belakang di atas bantalan kulit yang terikat pada tubuh mereka.