Rowing
I have been rowing for almost 25 years, although those are Canadian years, where we can only be on the water for half the year or less. My rowing travel company has extended my season, allowing me to row in spectacular settings, and expanding the breadth of my experience with this sport. The passion that rowers share comes from the years invested in learning balance, catch, release, power. Perhaps it comes from the reward of a shell moving lightly and smoothly through the water, with the sound of the run and perfect pools from the blades swirling away. Maybe it is the perverseness of succeeding at something backwards. For me it is especially about the beauty of being on the water, wherever that might be, sensing the calmness of a lake, the power of a sea or the flow of a river.
Rowing into Family in Japan
A family connection to rowing in Japan leads me to Yokohama, Shanghai and South Africa with a detour to western samurai.
Connection to Water
Our connection to water flows through art to health and wellbeing, making blue spaces the new green spaces.
Pondering Podcasts
To answer the question why are podcasts so popular we talk to rowing podcast producers and check in with a floating flamingo.
Rowing Camping, the How and Why
Expand your oarizons with rowing camping. Tips on how, and especially the why.
Women in Rowing Businesses – So What?
There are many women in rowing, but disproportionately few rowing business owned by women. Find out why it matters.
Next Time I’m Wearing A Hat to Henley
With the pandemic it is still not clear if there will be a Henley Royal Regatta 2021. Or one with spectators. Henley is rich in pageantry and history. The question of wearing a hat to Henley is significant.
