We all love to play with water, whether it’s diving under it, swimming through it or sailing and surfing on top of its wind-guided waves. We are immersed with its magical qualities. But Mother Nature can do something we can’t. It can take playing with water to new heights and can do so with awe-inspiring beauty in a couple of ways. It’s the kind of stuff legends and fairy tales are made out of.

During the course of a single day this summer, while I was sailing off the southeastern shore of Long Beach Island…