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 ...

For the past two years, Westport River Watershed Alliance has hosted “Oars and Paddles,” a mid-winter art show featuring beautiful and creative designs by local artists using old wooden oars and ...

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 ...