On the surface, rowing is a physical sport. But below the surface it is a spiritual exercise where the person finds a connection to the boat and to the water that makes them part of the natural world.

This connection is a powerful force behind why rowing tends to make water quality an important issue.

Here is author Louise Abbott talking about this experience of oneness.

An excerpt from The Life and Times of a Water Baby_H.264 from Louise Abbott on Vimeo.