Just a half-century ago, wood was the main component for boatbuilding. As fiberglass became the material of choice, wooden boats turned into a small, niche for aficionados who love the look and feel ...

I have spent the majority of my professional career on fiberglass and/or composite boats, so I have to say, those are my choice. Weight, strength, durability, lower maintenance and the inability to ...

Lake Shore, Minn. – Minnesota has a deep and storied boating history, and a new and fascinating chapter is being written in the Brainerd Lakes area. This lake-rich part of the state has become home to ...

The Madisonville Wooden Boat Festival returns this month to the banks of the Tchefuncte River, and with it comes a stream of poignant memories for some festivalgoers, and a weekend packed with ...

Blake Hosli isn’t in the business of building boats — and certainly not wooden boats. In fact, he isn’t in the marine industry at all. He’s an electrical engineer. But when Hosli joins a group of old ...

The gleaming, high-polished mahogany hull denotes a different time in American boating. A time when skilled craftsmen made things by hand to quality standards. Grand Craft Boats has a storied past, ...

PORT TOWNSEND — With more than 150 boats packed tightly into Point Hudson Harbor and 50 more on the grounds of the Northwest Maritime Center, deciding how to go about seeing as many of them as ...

GEORGETOWN — One of the most highly regarded wooden boat shows in the country will be held in Georgetown the weekend of Oct. 21-22. The 34th annual Georgetown Wooden Boat Show, with more than 100 ...

Groton — A waterfront site to restore and build classic boats and yachts is being planned for Casino Road in Mystic along the Mystic River. The Planning and Zoning Commission recently approved a three ...

All owners of superyachts realize early on that a tender boat is a necessity for easy transportation from the anchorage place to the coast. And since they tend to be demanding individuals, the tenders ...

Just a half-century ago, wood was the main component for boatbuilding. As fiberglass became the material of choice, wooden boats turned into a small, niche for aficionados who love the look and feel ...