Who said water and electricity don't mix? At the Wye Island Marathon, the pairing of the two is celebrated as racers push more than 23 miles into 20 mph headwinds, 2 foot waves and rough chop, propelled only by DIY battery packs that can fail at any time.

Humans can float, swim and dive, but they can't walk on water—our bodies are just too dense. Despite this, a few gimmicky contraptions claim to give men the ability to walk on water (or at least skip across it). We test-drive a few.

Walker Mackay was only 8 years old when he first ran the rapids of the Grand Canyon’s Colorado River. Now 32, he leads 190-mile, 11-day journeys with the family business, Colorado River & Trail Expeditions. (Published in the August 2009 issue)

Skilled wakeboarders skate across the water’s surface at 25 mph before flying as high as 8 feet in the air. But the intensity of wakeboarding masks the fact that it’s actually pretty easy to learn. Here are the skills and gear you need to get started. (Published in the July 2009 issue)

The Ocean Pearl, C-Quester 3 and OrcaSub are seriously expensive, but will make it possible for consumers to go, if not 20,000 leagues under the sea, then up to 2,000 feet.

It could be the ultimate warm-weather toy. We cut open (literally) a PWC to show how new models work—then recommend three great machines. (Published in the April 2008 issue)

If new parafoils can demonstrate their practicality on the water, the global shipping industry might have a new way to mitigate its environmental impact—for every single vessel—as the world’s biggest contributor to greenhouse gases.

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