Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The loud hum of big, rotary sanding machines fills the old building, close to where the Stillwater River meets the Penobscot. Sam ...

Once, of course, all oars were made this way. Since the 1980s, though, the vast majority – and certainly all those used to propel racing shells – have been of carbon fibre, for the simple reason that ...

With rowing getting underway at the Paralympics today, the Australian athletes won't be the only local products on display – an Australian oarmaker is also hoping for success. Howard Croker started ...

Anyone who is interested in getting out on the water can try their hand at crewing a wooden boat through July and August. OARS, Anacortes’ recreational rowing club, is offering free one-hour rows at 9 ...

Twelve rowers will attempt to carry a 12ft wooden oar across the Isle of Wight. Members of Yarmouth Gig Rowing Club will take ...