Water
Open water, swell and wind. Surf, sail and swim — the disciplines that start where the trail ends.
Water · Dispatch
Temperature Is a Rumor: A Summer at the Ladder
Every morning at 5:45, a loose republic of open-water swimmers convenes at a steel ladder on Lake Michigan's concrete edge. The lake sets the agenda; the board on the fence just takes minutes.
Water · Field Test
Sealoft Drift Review: The Wetsuit That Made Cold Water Negotiable
Cold-water swimmers keep a private ledger of forced exits. Over a season of long swims in the Sound, Sealoft's distance suit kept moving the line where the water wins — fifty-two hours in it, one barnacle incident included.
Water · Trip Report
Becalmed in the Shipping Lane: Crossing the Strait of Juan de Fuca at Four Knots or Less
Nineteen feet of garage-built plywood, two spruce oars and one tide table against thirty nautical miles of moving water. The wind, naturally, took the middle of the day off.