Photo © Ben Mack

Issue 15 features

The World Belongs to the Swimmer

Open water is not a destination, but a frontier. It is reached when swimming ceases to be a mere physical act but connects us with the ocean’s breath on our planet.

The Eyes that Watch the Sea

Contemplating the vastness of the open sea, our gaze drops. Scrutinizing wears us out. To navigate the big blue, our boats need celestial eyes.

Jeff Divine: North Shore Awakenings

Hawaii 1971-1974, as seen through the lens of legendary photographer Jeff Divine.

Paddling in a Kayak to the End of the World

The Arctic Ocean ahead, Norway behind, a tent, and a kayak to navigate islands and seasons.

Circolo della Vela Sicilia

Where Mondello ends and the Mediterranean begins.

Red Caps

Once upon a time, deep-sea divers wore copper diving helmets, snowy white woollen undersuits and bright red knit caps.

Kasos: the Island at the Far End of the Aegean

Adventurous landings, routes that lead far away, proud and happy residents. Some islands are shielded from time as well as from the sea.

The restlessness of the tides

Adam Nicolson. A writer, life, and death in the salt water of the Hebrides.

Scoglio d’Africa

A rock, a name, a destiny.