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WinTech Racing is a racing shell manufacturer based in Shelton, Connecticut, United States. The company's boat designs come from Klaus Filter , a shell designer and naval architect who was the former chairman of the International Rowing Federation 's Materials Commission.
In watercraft, a racing shell (also referred to as a fine boat (UK) or simply a shell) is an extremely narrow, and often comparatively long, rowing boat specifically designed for racing or exercise. It is equipped with long oars, outriggers to hold the oarlocks away from the boat, and sliding seats.
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George Yeomans [a] Pocock (March 23, 1891 – March 19, 1976) was a leading designer and builder of racing shells in the 20th century. He was also a crew coach and an elder statesman of the sport. Pocock-built shells began to win U.S. Intercollegiate Rowing Association championships in 1923. [1]
J & W Van Duzen & Company, was a 19th-century, Philadelphia shipbuilding firm. It was formed in 1834 by brothers John, Mathew and Washington Van Duzen and their brother-in-law Captain Christian Gulager. The three sons of an earlier Philadelphia shipbuilder, Mathew Van Duzen who came from New York in 1795. [1]: 3
Vespoli's new shells were well accepted and soon he talked the city of New Haven into selling him land for a modern boat-building plant. The end of the decade was a busy time for Vespoli. In 1986 Vespoli moved production to its current location in New Haven. In 1988, Vespoli initiated the most comprehensive rowing shell research ever.
For the next 50 years George built racing shells for nearly every racing college in the country and several abroad. His reputation spread as he strived to maintain the highest possible quality at a price that even small colleges or high schools could afford. Pocock Racing Shells went on to win many national sport rowing and Olympic championships.
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