Ready All! George Yeoman Pocock and Crew Racing by Gordon Newell

Ready All! George Yeoman Pocock and Crew Racing by Gordon Newell

In the 1920s, an upstart West Coast college began to challenge the Eastern universities in the ancient sport of crew racing. As rowers from the University of Washington went on to become coaches at major universities across the country, Pococks philosophyand his shellsbecame nationally famous in the world of crew.

"As a youth in Britain, Pocock learned the rudiments of boat building from his father, who crafted boats for young EtoniansForced to emigrate by straitened economic conditions, he journeyed to the Pacific Northwest intending to find work as a lumberjack. Fortunately for the University of Washington in Seattle, he was persuaded to establish shop there and began making shells of outstanding quality. They were so good, in fact, that Washington won its first intercollegiate title in 1923, defeating the Eastern teams that had ruled the sport for decades. One of his greatest triumphs occurred in 1936 when the Washington team won an Olympic gold medal in Germany, but he had numerous other successes as both boatman and coach until his retirement in 1963. There are many fine photos, including some of special interest from the 19th century, and a foreword by the coach of Washington's varsity crew."

* Publishers Weekly *

The late Gordon Newell was the author of several books on maritime history, including Pacific Tugboats and Mighty Mo, The U.S.S. Missouri: A Biography of the Last Battleship. The late Dick Erickson was University of Washington varsity crew coach from 1968 to 1987.

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ISBN 13	9780295994840
ISBN 10	0295994843
Title	Ready All! George Yeoman Pocock and Crew Racing
Author	Gordon Newell
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	University of Washington Press
Year published	2015-01-02
Number of pages	188
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