The 'best worst idea.' Race to Alaska for engineless boats returns after pandemic hiatus A Northwest adventure race that some call "the best worst idea" has returned after a long, pandemic hiatus. The 2022 running of the Race to Alaska for engineless boats cast off at the first light of dawn Monday amid high winds in the Strait of Juan de Fuca that the organizers characterized as "between seasick and dangerous." Tom Banse
Sports Former Royal Marine Becomes First Amputee To Row Solo Across Atlantic Lee Spencer is not only the first amputee to make the journey solo, he also crushed the able-bodied record by 36 days. "No one should be defined by disability," he said. Matthew S. Schwartz
How this 'boy in the boat' overcame hardship, beat the Nazis and won Olympic gold Marcie Sillman speaks with Judy Willman, daughter of Joe Rantz, about how finding "swing" with the 1936 University of Washington rowing team changed her... Marcie Sillman Posey Gruener
Seattle boaters and rowers get ready for opening day festivities Hundreds of boaters will converge at Seattle’s Montlake Cut Saturday for opening day of the boating season. The Windermere Cup rowing regatta is a... Marcie Sillman
The man behind Seattle's boys in the boat The old wooden rowing shell that hangs in the University of Washington crew team’s dining hall doesn’t look all that remarkable. You see boats like it... Marcie Sillman
Arts & Life Watch these legendary racing boats being made by hand It takes about six minutes for the University of Washington’s top men’s rowing team to power the latest model Pocock racing shell on their home course... Kara McDermott Marcie Sillman
Why I row At 5 a.m. on a late winter morning in Seattle, dawn is a distant hope. But if you peer through the dark, you'll see small white lights pulsing their way... Marcie Sillman
An artist's unique perspective on Seattle's watery world Niki Sherey Keenan’s moments of inspiration arrive when most of us are still in bed. “There might be a sunrise that only lasts five seconds,” she... Marcie Sillman
