ROSKILDE, Denmark (AP) — For thousands of years, wooden sailboats allowed the peoples of Northern Europe to spread trade, influence and sometimes war across seas and continents. In December, the ...
Justin Anderson, from the left, Jaz Sipila, Oliver Swenson and John Finkle work on various features for a traditional, 27-foot-long Scandinavian rowing boat June 1. The vessel is modeled after a ...
PORT TOWNSEND — Some 300 boats that gathered in Port Townsend for the 40th annual Wooden Boat Festival will make their way around Port Townsend Bay during the sail-by this afternoon. The culminating ...
Wood canoe enthusiasts from around the Great Lakes will be gathering in Lake City from Aug. 15-16 for a weekend of fun and festivities. For wood canoe lovers, it's a show not to be missed. "We're ...
For example, fees for two people in the shoulder season (through the end of May) to and from Como on a sport boat start at ...
In this modern age of kevlar and carbon fiber, wooden boats are a bit of a rarity. But if you know where to look, you can find them in the North Country. They're at competitions like the '90 miler' ...
There is something about a wooden boat that should be facsinating to most makers, the craftsmanship and level of work that goes into creating a sea-, lake-, or river-worthy craft with smooth lines, ...
Something as routine as walking his dog took Neil Gibbs down the slippery slope to classic boat ownership. On Saturday, after several years of restoring an old wooden boat, Gibbs, a long-time sailor ...
A true boating connoisseur doesn’t go for the ephemeral trends of the present but for the essence and history of a yacht that’s meant to pass the test of time. This true one-of-a-kind yacht seamlessly ...
GENE BUCK’S first wooden sailboat cost just $200 and it took the combined efforts of four of his high school buddies to collect the cash to pay for the old coast guard sailing whaleboat. That was back ...
In the summer of 1974, Sam Devlin was working on a tugboat in Alaska when he read the first issue of Wooden Boat Magazine. He was immediately entranced. “I couldn’t shake the image of that wooden boat ...
Tasmania's largest free event and the largest celebration of wooden boats and maritime culture in the Southern Hemisphere will set sail this weekend, from Friday, February 7, to Monday, February 10, ...