KINSHASA (Reuters) -At least 107 people have died after a whaleboat caught fire in the west of the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to an internal government report seen by Reuters on Friday.

There’s no quit in whaleboat regatta rowers. And if anybody would know that, it’s Faith Hazeltine. “You go out, you row back. You have to finish. It’s row or die,” says Hazeltine. Hazeltine has rowed ...

NEW BEDFORD – The International Azorean Whaleboat Regatta Cups are on their way to the Azores as the Pico rowing and sailing teams won both the male and female races. Although Team USA was once again ...

When teller of Hawaiian tales Eric Knudsen (1872-1957) of Kauai was a young man, it was his pleasure to listen to the past exploits of an elderly, former Hawaiian whaleboat captain named Kapahe. Kauai ...

Temperatures nestled into the lower 70’s on Saturday in Vallejo, and whether you wanted to be in the water, on the marina ...

When pancreatic cancer claimed Mel Nash earlier this year, the rowing community was devastated. “A huge, huge blow,” said Faith Hazeltine of the Straits of Mare Island Rowing Club. It’s Hazeltine who ...

John Janicek clutched a small glass of whisky as he leaned over the wooden hull of a replica whaleboat under construction at Bayles Boat Shop in Port Jefferson. "It's one of my favorites," he said of ...

CEDARVILLE, MI — We don’t hear much about whaling in the Great Lakes, but that’s the talk in this quaint northern Lake Huron town. Whaling and whaleboats have become a popular topic. The Great Lakes ...

During the American Revolution, Long Island whaleboat men proved to be a secret weapon. Whaling was a very important part of Long Island's past. During the early 1700s, hardy Long Island men hunted ...

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Whaleboat races in New Bedford Harbor date to before the Civil War. They once crowned the city's Fourth of July celebrations. However, as whaling waned, so did the races. In 1929, they returned as ...