The Logbook

Every boat owner keeps some version of a log — even if it’s just a memory of the trip, not a page in a book. This is ours: style guides, gift ideas, and a few thoughts on what makes a boat worth putting on a wall. New entries every few weeks.

How to Get a Photo of Your Friend's Boat Without Blowing the Surprise
How to Get a Photo of Your Friend's Boat Without Blowing the Surprise
Every boater has that one friend who's impossible to shop for. Here's how to get the photo you need without tipping them off. Read more...
Custom Lake Wall Art
Custom Lake Wall Art vs. Generic Coastal Prints: Why Personalized Wins
Custom Lake Wall Art vs. Generic Coastal Prints: Why Personalized Wins Walk into almost any home goods store near a lake town and you'll find the same wall art on... Read more...
Tips on How to Photograph Your Boat | Ripple & Fin
Tips on How to Photograph Your Boat | Ripple & Fin
Tips on How to Photograph Your Boat The best boat portraits start with the right photo. Whether you're snapping a quick shot at the dock or planning ahead for a... Read more...
Retirement Gifts for a Lifelong Boater
Retirement Gifts for a Lifelong Boater
Retirement gifts tend to fall into two categories: things that mark the end of a career, and things that celebrate the start of whatever’s next. For someone who’s spent years... Read more...
Boat Portrait Placement Guide: Office, Den, or Dock House?
Boat Portrait Placement Guide: Office, Den, or Dock House?
The style and size decisions get most of the attention, but where a portrait actually hangs changes how it feels just as much. The same piece can read as sentimental... Read more...
What Is a Blueprint-Style Boat Print?
What Is a Blueprint-Style Boat Print?
Of the four styles, blueprint is the one people ask the most questions about — mostly because it’s the least like the others. Where watercolor and oil painting are trying... Read more...
How to Take the Perfect Photo of Your Boat for a Custom Portrait
How to Take the Perfect Photo of Your Boat for a Custom Portrait
You don’t need a professional camera or a golden-hour boat trip planned around this. Most of the best portraits we see start with a photo someone already had — pulled... Read more...
Watercolor, Oil, Pencil Sketch, or Blueprint: Which Fits Your Boat?
Watercolor, Oil, Pencil Sketch, or Blueprint: Which Fits Your Boat?
Every boat has a personality. Some are built for speed, some for slow Sunday mornings, some for hauling a cooler and three kids to the sandbar. The style you choose... Read more...
Small Boat, Big Wall: Sizing Your Canvas for Any Space
Small Boat, Big Wall: Sizing Your Canvas for Any Space
Choosing a size feels like it should be the easy part — you already picked the photo, you already picked the style. But size is what actually determines how the... Read more...
How to Decorate a Lake House With Coastal Wall Art
How to Decorate a Lake House With Coastal Wall Art
A lake house has a different job than a regular home. It’s meant to feel looser, warmer, a little more forgiving — the kind of place where wet towels and... Read more...
Personalized boat gift: custom watercolor canvas portrait of a boat
Best Gifts for the Boat Owner Who Has Everything
There's a particular kind of frustration that comes with buying for a boat owner. They already have the good sunglasses, the deck shoes, the cooler with the built-in bottle opener.... Read more...
Father's Day Gift Ideas for Boat Dads
Father's Day Gift Ideas for Boat Dads
If your dad’s idea of a good weekend involves an engine, a cooler, and being anywhere other than land, you already know the usual Father’s Day gift guide isn’t going... Read more...
Why We Started Ripple & Fin
Why We Started Ripple & Fin
Every boat owner has a version of the same photo — the one taken from the dock, or from another boat, or by someone standing on the bow with a... Read more...