Close to the Water: Stitch & Glue
June 6, 2023
When the need for a new dinghy arises, a reluctant boat builder goes to work "I’m going to start building a wooden boat this weekend,” I told a colleague one Friday last December. It was casual workplace chit-chat, but deep…
Close to the Water: A Dream Boat Saved
January 3, 2023
Boats are dreams. The ones we want, the ones we build — even the ones that just sit collecting rainwater. All of them embody those aspirations. The dream boat represents different aspects of our identity and personifies the…
Close to the Water: My Boat Crush
November 15, 2022
For some people, a friendly sailing community is a…
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Close to the Water: Becoming a Sailor
June 10, 2022
From the June 2022 issue of 48° North.
At the…

The finished flatbread.Its secret flavor…
Sailing a small boat is…
Joining the party aboard the…
Able to be carried, Tim’s peapod is a good…
The author rows across a calm stretch of…
The author works on a sewing project for his…