Former Royal Marine Becomes First Amputee To Row Solo Across Atlantic Lee Spencer is not only the first amputee to make the journey solo, he also crushed the able-bodied record by 36 days. "No one should be defined by disability," he said.
How this 'boy in the boat' overcame hardship, beat the Nazis and won Olympic gold Marcie Sillman speaks with Judy Willman, daughter of Joe Rantz, about how finding "swing" with the 1936 University of Washington rowing team changed her...
Seattle boaters and rowers get ready for opening day festivities Hundreds of boaters will converge at Seattle’s Montlake Cut Saturday for opening day of the boating season. The Windermere Cup rowing regatta is a...
Throwback City The man behind Seattle's boys in the boat The old wooden rowing shell that hangs in the University of Washington crew team’s dining hall doesn’t look all that remarkable. You see boats like it...
Watch these legendary racing boats being made by hand It takes about six minutes for the University of Washington’s top men’s rowing team to power the latest model Pocock racing shell on their home course...
Why I row At 5 a.m. on a late winter morning in Seattle, dawn is a distant hope. But if you peer through the dark, you'll see small white lights pulsing their way...
An artist's unique perspective on Seattle's watery world Niki Sherey Keenan’s moments of inspiration arrive when most of us are still in bed. “There might be a sunrise that only lasts five seconds,” she...
