They say you don't sit in a kayak, you wear it. Students in Peter Pestalozzi's class are well aware of this fact. They're crafting their own kayaks from wood and fiberglass, and they're working hard ...

My neighbor Sergio Bana ventured into our dank shared basement in a bathrobe and flannel pajamas. “That’s looking great,” he said, nodding toward the skeletal beginnings of my skin-on-frame kayak. “I ...