The first racing shells, known as Lapstrake, or clinker boats, had hulls made from overlapping wooden planks called strakes. The hull is the shell frame, or main body, of the boat. George Pocock ...

She came from a family of rowers and boat builders and her brother George Pocock would go on to become a master builder of racing shells renowned throughout the country. Lucy Pocock revitalized ...

A new crew shell was received yesterday by the University as a present from R. F. Herrick '90. It was made by Pocock the famous boat builder who has supplied shells for the victorious Washington ...

On Feb. 6, Todd Silver took his single-rower Pocock racing shell out for a spin on the Thea Foss Waterway. While paddling around, he came across a friendly face: a small seal. He caught the ...