Instead, their father, Arthur Martin, took them out in newfangled fiberglass kayaks he designed and built himself. It was the early 1950s, when the only kayaks most people had seen were those paddled ...

[image_credit]Wikimedia Commons[/image_credit][image_caption]Walter Hoover in the single-person rowing shell (boat) he designed. From the collection of Walter Hoover, Jr.[/image_caption] Walter Hoover ...

Rowing, commonly known as crew, has been a part of American sport since the early 19th century. Though the athletes are a crucial part in determining a crew team’s success, the boat is equally as ...