Preamble Sea Change By Lewis H. Lapham The sea offers a particular kind of freedom, though it’s one that comes at a price. More
Essay Open Waters By Simon Winchester Simon Winchester muses on what it means to be truly at sea. More
Essay A Winelike Sea By Caroline Alexander Homer’s famous “wine-dark sea” has left scholars wondering: how did the Greeks truly see the sea? More
Essay Around Alone By Maggie Shipstead The challenge of the world’s first solo, nonstop, around-the-world yacht race: to endure the danger of the sea, and the strain of solitude. More
