My family has owned a Ford dealership since before the first World War, but when I was a kid, I loved boats most. Even after I took over the dealership and spent 40 years in the automotive business, I ...

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 ...

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 Festival is an immense effort from a diverse group of people who have the same things in common: they love maritime ...

Wooden-boat owners are some of the most passionate people in boating. That should come as little surprise, as the amount of care these boats require is significant. The best-kept mahogany vessels need ...

Pull up to a dock in a mahogany speedboat, burnished like a Stradivarius under layer upon layer of varnish, classic engine rumbling like far-off thunder, and you are connecting with a potent brand of ...

The Balboa Yacht Club on Saturday welcomed the public to attend the 7th annual Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival, where nearly 40 boats were on display both on land and in the water to showcase the ...

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 ...

HOLLAND, MI — The gleaming mahogany hull of the Verano turns heads wherever it goes, causing Captain Darryl Holtz to budget extra time at gas stations for the inevitable questions about the ...

The San Diego Wooden Boat Festival is a chance for the general public to see and board beautiful wooden boats of all sizes, both vintage and new, with the proceeds benefiting the local Sea Scouts.