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Recent Examples of kayakerEmergency crews resumed their search Tuesday for a kayaker reported missing on the Catawba River at Cowans Ford Dam on the Lincoln-Mecklenburg county line.—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025 Fiercely territorial, especially during breeding season, they’ve been known to drown smaller animals and have killed at least one American kayaker.—Calmatters, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
By aiding mariners, Airy believed, such measurements provided a tangible service to the state that the newfangled spectroscopy might not be able to match.
Every year, a team of oarsmen are tasked with finding the swans on a stretch of the Thames.
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Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
16 July 2025
Hundreds of refugees began rushing the rowboats; once those were filled, the oarsmen, worried about capsizing and afraid of being stranded, began beating people back.
Through one pilot grant, the Tuvalu Maritime Training Institute restored critical training equipment, keeping our seafarers certified and the maritime economy moving.
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Feleti Penitala Teo,
Time,
22 Sep. 2025
The beach club on Freier’s 367-foot Renaissance has everything a seafarer needs for a good time, including a dining area with a large six-seat table, multiple lounges overlooking a sizable screen, and a fancy bar with plenty of space for your crew.
From an outcome perspective, these rowers were synchronizing power and rhythm in perfect alignment.
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Jerry Cahn,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Written by Lin, Crew Girl is described as a frothy, coming-of-age teen drama about a 16-year-old female rower Teagan (Miku Martineau) who becomes the coxswain of a dysfunctional all-boys rowing team at an elite East Coast Prep School.
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