The boat show kicks off today, July 10, as boats begin arriving at the boardwalk meandering along Sand Creek on both sides of Bridge Street.

But even as they ready themselves for adventure, sustainability is still top of mind for many sailors. Eco-minded boat ...

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 ...

"These (wooden) boats, when they came out of the '20s, '30s, '40s, '50s, maybe not so much in the '60s, but they were ...

The floor of David Dormond’s workshop is scattered with wooden planks, shaving piles, and machines that scream “DO NOT TOUCH!

Catch the rich glow of varnished mahogany in the morning sunlight, notice the sleek, simple lines, and – if you score an invitation – step into a wooden boat for an up-close experience, and very ...

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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 ...

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Michigan’s wood boat building history comes to life every summer in Great Lakes shoreline communities. It’s a time when quaint harbor towns celebrate the state’s boating heritage with wooden boat ...

A team of American boat builders in Tasmania crafting a vessel especially for the Wooden Boat Festival had their efforts hampered by ash from the massive Huon Valley bushfire. The ash was so bad at ...

The vessels, fashioned with a combination of traditional wooden boat-building skills and a modern shipyard at one of only a handful of wooden boat-building schools in the world, are custom-built to ...