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The Making of the Boys of ’36 – And Our Supporting Role
Early last Summer, with still no word about when (or even if) Daniel Brown’s bestseller Boys in the Boat movie would begin production,...
Francine Rose
Apr 28, 20162 min read
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Sculling for Girls (1906)
Heidi Danilchik (Lucy Pocock-Stillwell’s granddaughter) shared this article with us. “Sculling for Girls” (1906) It starts out as a puff...
Francine Rose
Mar 9, 20161 min read
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Stan on “the stroke”
High rates and hard pulling, when combined with bad rowing, do not make a boat go fast. – Stan Pocock Way Enough p.239 There is so much...
Francine Rose
Sep 8, 20154 min read
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Pocock Rowing Shells: A living Museum in Port Townsend
By Sally Giesler A whole new interest in wooden racing shells has taken off these days since the bestselling book The Boys in the Boat by...
Sally Giesler
Aug 30, 20154 min read
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Nordland Row ’15 (Hey Mr. Banjo)
It was the perfect day – light wind and almost glass calm in spots. As we splashed around in our own backyard paddling pool, a blanket...
Francine Rose
Aug 27, 20151 min read
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Lucy Pocock-Stillwell
Lucy Pocock Stillwell was the older sister of rowing legend George Pocock whom she essentially raised (George was only 6 months old...
Francine Rose
Jul 11, 20157 min read
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Our Living Pocock Museum
This 3-minute video tells why the story of the “Boats” (Pocock’s gold medal winning wood shells) stretched far beyond the 1936 victory...
Francine Rose
Jun 29, 20153 min read
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The Race is ON!!! Restoring the Kathy L Whitman
The Race is ON! We had 30 days to raise enough money to restore our unique 16-oared Pocock classic racing shell the Kathy Lazara...
Francine Rose
Mar 30, 20151 min read
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Stan Pocock’s Amazing Book, Way Enough
A whopping 4 pounds filled with black & white photos and colorful anecdotes, Stan Pocock‘s Way Enough certainly does weigh enough! It’s...
Francine Rose
Feb 22, 20151 min read
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Stan Pocock: Why We Spent 4 Days to Row 15 Minutes.
The name George Pocock is practically a household word thanks to The Boys in the Boat, but less is known about his son Stan, who passed...
Francine Rose
Jan 3, 20152 min read
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Our Wooden Boat Festival Scrapbook 2014
Rats were asked…Any one-or-two liners about your best (or worst) WBF memory? Thanks to all of you for your good answers. For more...
Francine Rose
Sep 9, 20144 min read
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Refinishing the Hoh (part 2)
The Hoh was badly damaged August 18, 2004 when its crew beached it in rough weather. At least no one had to swim and the Hoh did not...
Jim Buckley
Mar 7, 20141 min read
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