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George Yeomans Pocock
George Yeoman Pocock (March 23, 1891 - March 19, 1976) was a leading designer and builder of racing shells in the 20th Century. Pocock-built shells began to win U.S. Intercollegiate Rowing Association championships in 1923.〔Gastineau, Thiel, and Rudman (2009). ''The Great Book of Seattle Sports Lists '', p. 66. Running Press Book Publishers, Philadelphia. ISBN 978-0-7624-3522-7.〕 He achieved international recognition by providing the eight-oared racing shells which won gold medals in the 1936 Summer Olympics with a crew from the University of Washington, and again in 1948 and 1952. In this era, nearly every collegiate and sport rowing program in America used wooden shells and oars built by Pocock.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=9404 )〕〔Brown, Daniel James (2013). ''The Boys in the Boat'', p. 140; p. 186. Viking / Penguin Group, New York. ISBN 978-0-670-02581-7.〕 Beyond his achievements as a boatbuilder, his influence, promotion and philosophy of rowing has inspired countless oarsmen and coaches of rowing.
== Biography ==
A native of Kingston upon Thames, England, Pocock learned the craft of boatbuilding as an apprentice to his father, Aaron Frederick Pocock, a boatbuilder for Eton College.〔Brown, pp. 42-43.〕 A champion sculler himself, Pocock (along with his brother, Dick) used prize money earned from racing to emigrate from England to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, in 1911, in search of better employment prospects.〔Newell, Gordon (1987). ''Ready All! George Yeoman Pocock and Crew Racing'', pp.12-21. University of Washington Press, Seattle & London. ISBN 0-295-96473-1.〕 The brothers established an independent boatbuilding business, initially supplying rowers affiliated with organizations such as the Vancouver Rowing Club, and the Prince Rupert Rowing Club.
In 1912, Hiram Boardman Conibear, rowing coach at the University of Washington, visited the Pocock brothers at their Vancouver Harbour shop and convinced them to move to Seattle to build boats for the Washington crews.〔Newell, pp. 31-39.〕 When rowing at U.W. was shut down during World War I, and there were no boats to be built, the Pocock brothers hired on as pontoon builders for a fledgling Seattle aircraft manufacturer, Pacific Aero Products, which was the forerunner to Boeing.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://huskycrew.com/1910.htm )〕〔Pocock, Stanley Richard (2000). ''"Way Enough!" Recollections of a Life in Rowing'', pp. 50-51. BLABLA Publishing, Seattle, WA. ISBN 0-615-11206-4.〕 In 1922 as the use of wooden components in the manufacture of airplanes began to decline in favor of metal, George left Boeing to return to boatbuilding for Pocock Racing Shells on the campus of the University of Washington.〔Newell, p. 63-65.〕
Over the next half-century, Pocock perfected the craft of building fast and efficient wooden shells, introducing many innovations including the use of Western Red Cedar for the outer skin of the shells.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=9404 )〕 He was appointed Boatman to U.S. Olympic Rowing Teams in 1936, 1948, 1952, and 1956.〔Newell, p. 149.〕 He was a mentor to many of the day’s rowing coaches,〔Newell, p. 168〕 and continues to be revered by oarsmen and coaches for his contributions to the sport of rowing.〔Newell, pp. 149-159.〕
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