You may find one way to get together with other rowers is through a book club.  There are many books on rowing you can read and discuss. (Most focus on competitive rowing outdoors.)  Some are listed in Appendix 4 of the book.  One book that tells the story of a competitive crew is by Bill Stowe:

Stowe, William A. All Together: The Formidable Journey to the Gold with the 1964 Olympic Crew. iUniverse, New York (2005)(Olympic gold medalist and respected rowing coach Bill Stowe tells the story of the crew he rowed with which won the gold medal in the eight-oared shell at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics).

Another that may resonate more with beginning rowers is:

Strauss, Barry. Rowing Against the Current: On Learning to Scull at Forty. Scribner, New York (1999)(Cornell historian tells of the trials and satisfaction of learning to row).

A third book that is unusual and inspiring is:

Fredston, Jill. Rowing to Latitude: Journeys along the Arctic’s Edge. North Point Press, New York (2001)(Stories from rowing arctic coastlines and fjords as “a way of life”).

Browse the appendix for more suggestions.

There are also many books that, although not about rowing specifically, may inspire in some way and perhaps relate, even if only tangentially, to your journey with daily rowing.  Consider, for example, the Ron McLarty book, The Memory of Running, Penguin Books, New York (2006).  It has nothing to do with rowing (or much about running, but the experience it portrays of traveling cross-country may offer some useful insights.

[NO??  The Harlem River Community Rowing club in New York City has started a book club.  See their choices at www.harlemrivercr.org.  If you would like to use “Row Daily” for a book club or other group, contact me to learn more about obtaining a reduced price for the book.]