Peters and built by Van Dam Custom Boats in Michigan, these bespoke vessels—created more than two decades apart—show the ways ...

Teams build Carolina Bateau skiffs and race to Goat Island trying not to sink. The Georgetown Wooden Boat Show continues on ...

Arguably there are no two names more closely related to Pilot Boat design and construction in the United States than ...

This annual event is held on the last Saturday in October each year.  This year it is on Saturday, October 25th 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This event is open to all wooden boats, whether newly ...

Last year I got a call from Dick Wagner, local patron saint of old wooden boats, with an offer that could have read, “Free Classic Boat, Moorage Included.” Seattle’s Center for Wooden Boats had ...

In the run-up to summer boating season, the crews at Irish Boat Shop are busy behind the scenes keeping wood boats primed to live on the waves forever. To understand the importance of a couple of ...

DULUTH — A group of local volunteers has been working hard to construct their version of a Viking boat, circa A.D. 1045. And they aim to sail the vessel to the Two Harbors tall ship festival in early ...

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 ...

With a hoarse rasp, the thin blade of a Dozuki handsaw slides back and forth through a slab of mahogany, shaping the wood into a gentle arc. The traditional Japanese saw cuts on the pull stroke, as ...

PORT TOWNSEND — Valerie and Arnt Arntzen finally made it to the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival this year. The couple from Vancouver, B.C., applied — and had been accepted — to bring their ...

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 ...

Mandeville artist Hal Wilke combined his love of painting and of sailing when he created the 2023 Wooden Boat Festival Poster that features the gorgeous Glenn L. Swetman, a replica of an 1800s ...