It's still a pretty elitist sport, overall, but it's good to be able to understand bits and bobs of it all. I really appreciate how the Seattle rowing tradition has more working-class roots, and it was also cool to learn about how that shaped out among people in England, where George Pocock learned to build boats and row. While his father was in business building boats for one of the private prep schools, George also spent a lot of time building and racing boats against the guys who ferried people up and down the river.