Sailboats

On a recent trip to Europe, I found myself on the trail of autonomous sailing vessels, a technology that has been under development for a

“Barnacles really slow you down,” said the woman in the magenta sweater as she switched off a cordless Dremel tool. She’d been stripping old bottom

The men are bent to their task, which is noisy, dusty and difficult. They wear face masks and ear protection, as carpenters are wont to

What is there to know about Essex, Connecticut? It’s a fine little town on the banks of the Connecticut River, which discharges into Long Island

The smaller the boat, the bigger the adventure. So simple, so good, so true. I recently felt the need to scratch this itch so I

“School? I thought that was boring,” says Gerhild Wiendieck over a can of soda in her home in Victoria, British Columbia, from which she can

The western outskirts of Hamburg, Germany. Latitude 53 north, roughly the same parallel as Edmonton, Alberta. The air is chill and coarse. A brisk westerly

Let’s admit it: Misfits are fun. Exiled to the fringes, they provide entertainment when they enter the spotlight. I’m not talking about Hulk Hogan and

Prospector is sailing fast, the wind blowing 20 knots on her starboard bow. It’s very dark; the full moon has not yet risen. We’ve just