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News, Product Info, Rowing Rigging - 11 April 2013 - No Comments
While our distinctive V8 is the boat that everyone naturally thinks of when they hear “Pocock 8,” we’ve been building a composite C8 rowing shell since the mid 80′s. The C8′s design is based on our premier wooden racing shell in the 60′s and 70′s. In fact, the “C” in C8 stands for Cedar. Over [...]
News, Product Info - 30 March 2013 - No Comments
Introducing the newest racer to Pocock’s fleet – The 2013 Hypercarbon Comp V8. Come see at the San Diego Crew Classic next weekend! This unruly older sibling to the flagship Hypercarbon V8 is a blend of new materials and a modified layup schedule, bringing the ultimate rowing machine to America’s best crews. The combination of [...]
News - 21 February 2013 - Comments Off
Electrical Engineer Location: Everett, WA Salary: DOE, plus benefits including PTO, 100% paid health care and dental, life insurance, profit sharing, and generous 401k Pocock Racing Shells, a 100+ year old boat building company committed to the sport of rowing, is known throughout the rowing world as a leader in boat design innovation. We see [...]
News - 2 January 2013 - Comments Off
Thanks for your interest in working at Pocock! This position has been filled. We’re currently seeking a full time addition to our office staff to grow our marketing and education initiatives: Marketing Manager: Location: Everett, WA Salary: DOE, plus benefits including PTO, 100% paid health care and dental, life insurance, profit sharing, and generous [...]
Rowing Rigging - 10 October 2012 - 2 Comments
Did you see the post a little while back about our new fin? If not, here’s the recap: we redesigned our fins last year. In addition to producing cleaner, better fitting fins, this redesign gave us the opportunity to also redesign our rudders. Previously, we had separate sprint and head racing steering systems – each [...]
News, Product Info - 8 October 2012 - Comments Off
It’s out! Request your copy of the 2013 Boat Catalog…
News - 4 October 2012 - Comments Off
At Pocock, we have a unique company culture that we’ve been nurturing along for over 100 years. We’ve never looked for short cuts or quick fixes to grow our business; it’s predominantly done by building great boats and letting word-of-mouth and happy customers do the rest. Building relationships is just as important as building our [...]
Product Info - 27 September 2012 - No Comments
Last summer, we developed a new Sprint Style Fin and Rudder combination for our line of fours and eights. It is a complete redesign of our old racing fin, fabricated with a newly developed polyurethane resin that exhibits much higher strength and a more durable finish. When we designed the new fin, we used our [...]
News, Product Info - 30 August 2012 - 2 Comments
While the summer is often a quieter time around the boat building shops, it’s been a busy few months here at Pocock. We’re excited to announce a new racing shell to our boat catalog: the Core V8. In 1998, the Hypercarbon V8 debuted as the first winged sweep boat, and was immediately successful because it [...]
News - 27 August 2012 - No Comments
We’re really excited to debut our three new magazine ads! Take a peek at the featured quotes from a few prominent college coaches about their fleet of Pocock racing shells: “I started my coaching career with Pococks, I’ve experimented with many other top manufacturers, but I’ve returned to Pocock because they help my athletes go their [...]