Rowing the boat

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Can I say,They are rowing to/towards the sea.They are rowing the boat on / in / across / at the sea.

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Sometimes they say "out to sea," as though the sea did not reach all the way to the shore. If they're rowing, they're probably in the sea. But we rarely say it that way. To be clear, you might say, "They are rowing out to sea," or "They are rowing toward the open sea." Yours are okay but uncommon.

<< They are rowing the boat on / in / across / at the sea. >> These are okay, except "at the sea." We use "at" more as a specific location, such as, "at the seashore."

We'd say "sailing on the high seas," not " . . in the high seas."

We'd say "sailing somewhere in the mid Atlantic," not " . . somewhere on the mid Atlantic." (well, maybe)

There are many threads at EF on the use of prepositions in connection with the ocean.

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