ROSKILDE, DenmarkROSKILDE, Denmark — For thousands of years, wooden sailboats allowed the peoples of Northern Europe to spread trade, influence and sometimes war across seas and continents. In ...

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 ...

Allegra Gucci’s first palpable memory was aboard her family’s sailboat, the 214-foot Creole. As she recalls growing up, the world’s largest wooden sailing yacht formed a playful cocoon for water ...

Get your expression of interest in now for the Auckland Wooden Boat Festival. A look at who is behind the scenes. How boats ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

There’s a new way to learn to sail in Seattle, and it doesn’t require a lifejacket or last-minute scrambling under a swinging boom — in fact, you don’t even have to board a boat. It’s pond sailing, ...

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 ...

For thousands of years, wooden sailboats allowed the peoples of Northern Europe to spread trade, influence and sometimes war across seas and continents. The term “clinker” is thought to refer to the ...

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