My friend and rowing coach Gordon Hamilton is a big fan of stealth rowing. He says that you should slip the blade in the water as quietly and quickly as if you were picking Poseidon's pocket.
And that's exactly what Stefan is doing here. Dipping the blade in the water, lifting a plume of liquid diamonds, and slipping away as the city sleeps. The only witness – a sea gull way off in the distance.
But lest you think the morning was all glass, glide, and perfect get-aways, take a look at what we encountered at the Golden Gate Bridge. Looks like Poseidon is on to us…