MARITIME WRITING

STORIES AND FEATURES EXPLORING MARITIME LIFE, BOATBUILDING, AND OCEAN ADVENTURES THROUGH REPORTING, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND NARRATIVE STORYTELLING. CLICK THE IMAGE TO READ THE FULL STORY.

Photo journalist Annie Means reports for DIVE Magazine, photographing and writing about Indonesian women leading coral reef restoration with Coral Catch in Gili Air, Indonesia.
Photo journalist Annie Means reports for PassageMaker on tiny boat triumphs, writing about a family’s long‑distance cruising life aboard a North Pacific 28 and how small vessels can transform cruising experiences.
Journalist Annie Means investigates why wind-powered sail cargo has yet to take hold in the Pacific Northwest, despite growing demand for sustainable shipping.
Annie Means reports on the Murrelet Project — a green retrofit turning a 38-foot steel motor vessel into a sustainable research platform for the Salish Sea.
Journalist Annie Means recounts her Atlantic crossing aboard a 100-year-old sailing cargo vessel, sharing a firsthand story of traditional maritime adventure.
Marine journalist Annie Means interviews Rose Huizenga, founder of Coral Catch — Indonesia's first all-female coral restoration scholarship on Gili Air.
Writer Annie Means reports on how England's Lyme Regis Boat Building Academy used targeted outreach to raise female enrollment in its flagship boatbuilding course.
Journalist Annie Means writes and photographs for Pacific Yachting on the women and organizations advocating for gender equity in the boatbuilding industry.
Writer Annie Means profiles Johnny Sturgeon, the TikTok builder turning a decommissioned oil rig lifeboat named Orla into a liveaboard tiny home in London.
Journalist Annie Means talks to the founders of BlueTree about their innovative approach to boatbuilding design and construction.
Journalist Annie Means writes for WaterCraft Magazine.
Journalist Annie Means reports on the restoration of the historic Thames sailing barge S.B. May and the Bread and Roses Barge project supporting women through maritime heritage.