Lazy, Hazy Days: Seas The Day: Words That Shore Are Beachy

It is encrusted with mussels and barnacles growing a foot above the waterline, coming almost close enough to touch the scarecrow’s work boots. Challenger Deep

The water seems no more than an inch deep in most places, straight across the wide bay, running in shallow currents, crested by delicate foam. The Inquisitor's Tale

We got in a dinghy and rowed out to the boat. Hole in My Life

He stood and scanned the island—bleach-white dunes, blankets of grass, and boulders encrusted with salt like frosting. The Mark of Athena

There may have been others on the bank and in the space behind them, but they would have washed away with the ebb and flow of the tide. Tiger Boy

There to the left of us was the silver streak of the river, widening to the estuary at Kerrith six miles away. Rebecca

The survivors around me—people and animals who had been trapped within its planks—cheered weakly as they clung to their own pieces of flotsam and kicked toward the shore. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky

Flotsam and jetsam from the storm are displayed as art in their own right, including lengths of weathered nautical rope and fishing line that she plucked from New Jersey beaches after the storm. Seattle Times

The 80 miles of shoreline hold a dozen different beaches—the most popular destinations for backpacking, surfing, kayaking or simply strolling along the littoral where the vast Pacific beats the shore. New York Times

A breeze blows through the palms below, rustling their branches, so they whisper like voices. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents

Down by the shore, the piers were crowded with rowboats, sailboats, and other small craft. The Reader

As the ship made its way up the river, throngs of Germans rushed to docks and quays along the way to watch her pass. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

Their footsteps crunched in the wet sand, and the water lapped against the shore. The Marvels

During the summer she would take us to the beach at low tide to dig for clams. The Omnivore's Dilemma

I swam with long even strokes, trying to remain in control of my body, not letting the undertow pull me down. Summer of the Mariposas

At the wharves, she could watch trade ships from faraway ports unload spices, sugar, coffee, silk. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science

To the young Gatz, resting on his oars and looking up at the railed deck, the yacht represented all the beauty and glamor in the world. The Great Gatsby