Close to the Water: The Flip

Almost over, the flipping crew’s coordination paid off. It…

Close to the Water: Eating on a Small Boat

The finished flatbread.Its secret flavor…

Close to the Water: Stitch & Glue

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: The Best Gift

Able to be carried, Tim’s peapod is a good…

Close to the Water: A Dream Boat Saved

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

For some people, a friendly sailing community is a…

Close to the Water: Feeling the Love

The author rows across a calm stretch of…

Close to the Water: Gone Sewing

The author works on a sewing project for his…