Word: pocock
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Rowing in a standard Pocock shell borrowed from the University of Wisconsin. Harvard should have little trouble with any of the other crews. Wisconsin, which finished seven seconds behind the Crimson (fourth place) in the Sprint finals, should provide the stiffest challenge...
Once again Crimson coach Harry Parker elected to use the heavier Pocock shell instead of the varsity's regular Stampfli. An eight-knot tail wind which made the Charles too choppy for the Stampfli was the only factor marring near perfect rowing conditions...
Harvard coach Harry Parker was forced to change his strategy and switch shells because of the northeaster-swept Seekonk. The Crimson rowed in the freshman crew's Pocock shell which is better balanced and rides higher in rough water than the varsity's regular low-profile Stampfli boat...
After Harvard's 22-second triumph last week over Dartmouth and Navy, Andersen has decided to stick with the new Stampfli boat for the rest of the season. Early in the week he tried to race the Stampfli against the Pocock, but the results were inconclusive. The comparison showed, at least, that the new, shorter boat was no slower than the Pocock...
...this race the crew will be trying out a new stampfli boat, instead of the regular pocock. Andersen said yesterday that he has not yet decided which boat to use for the remaining two races, but that he is happy to have the new boat. The stampfli is shorter than the pocock and rigged slightly differently. "It usually takes some time to make the switch," Anedrsen said...