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 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
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
