To improve the propulsion efficiency of a hand-rowing boat for race, and to eliminate any troubles in oar operation.

In a hand-rowing boat, a rail 4 is provided inside a boat 1 in the longitudinal direction of the boat, and a sliding seat 3 is slidably provided on the rail 4. One end part of a rigger 6 formed of an elastic material is fixed to an outer wall of the boat so as to be projected outwardly in the breadth direction, a row lock 9 is turnably and pivotably attached to an open end part of the rigger 6, and a rigger position moving means comprising a lever 15, a shaft both end parts of which are fixed to a side part inside the boat, and which divides the lever to the long side part and the short side part at a specified ratio, and turnably supports the lever, two first steel wires 12a, and a second steel wire 12b, is provided on the boat 1. In the steel wires 12a, one end is connected to the short side end part of the lever 15, and the other end is connected to the open end part of the rigger 6, while in the steel wire 12b, one end is connected to the siding seat 3, and the other end is connected to the long side end part of the lever 15.