A man is hoping to become the first person to row around Great Britain solo—covering 2,000 miles in just 60 days in his ...

Coxswain: This is the only person facing the front of the boat. A coxswain is typically smaller in stature and sits in the back of the boat. Instead of rowing, the coxswain guides the rowers (who ...

The UNC men's rowing team uses University Lake to ... "One thing we did to secure them was bolt them to the boats themselves, and this person cut it off or took it off with a wrench," Work said.

If he succeeds, 44-year-old Aurimas Mockus from Lithuania will be the first person in the world to complete the 12,000-kilometer (nearly 8,000 mile) trip alone in a rowing boat, without help or stops.