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The Oct (Kathy Whitman)
Guy Harper – The KATHY WHITMAN (built in 1976) was originally equipped both as an eight and later equipped as a sixteen oared boat…with...
Guy Harper
Aug 9, 20154 min read


Rat Island Regatta 2015
Another one for the scrapbook! Thanks to Steve Chapin and Sally Giesler, the Rat Island Regatta was – to quote Linda Deal – “A lovely day...
Francine Rose
Jul 27, 20152 min read


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


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


A Visitor’s Perspective
It was a bit like a dream. Lucy, Swifty (two of my grown kids) and I were standing outside the Port Townsend Maritime Center which is a...
Francine Rose
Jun 22, 20152 min read


The Frank C.
The Frank C. was originally built for the Washington Athletic Club to compete in the trials for the 1960 Olympics. Six years earlier,...
Francine Rose
Jun 22, 20153 min read


Lifesaving Lessons
A message from Steve Jeffries Greetings from your new Safety Officer. The following information is suggested only for all rowers and...
Steve Jeffries
May 12, 20152 min read


Husky Challenger
Photo: Stan Pocock with Tuf as Nails crew Jim Buckley – The Husky Challenger is an 8+ sweep racing shell (8 rowers with one oar apiece-...
Jim Buckley
May 12, 20154 min read


The Ristretto – Pocock Double
Jim Buckley – Five of us (Lorna, Roger, Larry, Ted and Jim) bought a Pocock double for $3,000 from Barbara Gregory through the LWRC. A...
Jim Buckley
May 6, 20151 min read


Opening Day/Windermere Cup Honoring Stan
It started with an email from Jane Ritchey, who was at the Jan 5 memorial with a custom lightweight coxed quad, the Lucy Pocock...
Francine Rose
May 3, 20153 min read


Boat Flips and Bellyflops
Today was the Flip Test Challenge – Baptism by salt water for 11 brave Rats who preferred being wet and cold Rats over being drowned...
Francine Rose
Apr 17, 20151 min read


Lake Stevens Race
By Katie Franco The crew of the Bogie: Jeanne Costello, Jim Buckley, Katie Franco, and John Collins, practiced every day for a week on...
Katie Franco
Apr 13, 20153 min read


Long Live Lorna!
On November 8, 2019 the Lorna Smith, an older Vespoli quad, had an altercation with a moored derelict sailboat and lost. The bow was...
Francine Rose
Apr 4, 20152 min read


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


The Hoh’s Historic Journey – a Flicktorial
(Thank Jim Buckley for his excellent archives) 1960 – Olympic Gold! The Hoh screams across the finish to an Olympic Gold Medal. Stan...
Francine Rose
Mar 28, 20153 min read


The “Old” Stampfli Triple
Ted Shoulberg, John Collins and Jim Buckley have a Triple! Ted and John went to Victoria to row the boat and negotiated to buy it – then...
Jim Buckley
Feb 28, 20152 min read


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


Swamped!
The possibility of swamping a shell, especially a four or an eight, in cold rough water is about the most dangerous thing about rowing in...
Jim Buckley
Jan 4, 20152 min read


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


The Rats Take the Cake
…and the cheese, Nicoise salad, shrimp and all the other goodies at our annual holiday bash. But Sally’s cake said it all – thank you...
Francine Rose
Dec 16, 20141 min read
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