Book & Archive · 2026-10-31
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CAPSIZED
The Chesapeake’s Call to Attention
They paddled out to watch a sunset. Then the Chesapeake changed everything. A true story of survival, friendship, and learning to pay attention.
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One evening. Two kayaks.
A lifetime of meaning.
A tranquil paddle near Kent Island became a fight for survival when a sudden storm separated Jacob and Marianne on open water.
One reached emergency dispatch by phone. The other, without his phone, searched through darkness for a way to survive. CAPSIZED tells what happened—and explores what the experience revealed about attention, resilience, and gratitude.
Beyond the book
A living Chesapeake companion
Explore the story behind the memoir, seasonal field notes, photographs, and two conservation initiatives in planning: an osprey observatory and oyster restoration beneath a 90-foot pier.
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Osprey Observatory
A proposed nest platform and wildlife camera with a future livestream.
Project plans →Oyster restoration
Documenting the planned initiative beneath the pier and its ecological goals.
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