Ready All! offers a fascinating journey into the life and work of George Pocock, the master boatbuilder whose profound wisdom matched his skill in the workshop. A sage, a mentor, an artist, and an oarsman, Pocock shaped the lives of countless rowers, and this book captures the essence of his soul. -- Daniel James Brown, author of The Boys in the Boat
Foreword by Dick Erickson
Preface
1. Apprentice Watermen on the Thames
2. Making Do on the Pacific Northwest Frontier
3. Building Shells in the Tokyo Tea Room
4. Building Airplanes at the Red Barn
5. “Clumsily Built Western Boats”
6. “Eight Hearts Must Beat As One”
7. “There Are No Fast Boats, Only Fast Crews”
8. Olympic Gold
9. Races ‘round the World
10. Remembered Crews and Coaches
11. The Later Years
Appendixes
Bibliography
Index
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.
"As a youth in Britain, Pocock learned the rudiments of boat
building from his father, who crafted boats for young Etonians.
Forced 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*
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