When a volunteer group had raised enough funds to construct 1,600 boats for fishermen who lost their means of livelihood after Supertyphoon “Yolanda” swept northern Negros last November, a realization ...

They were the Stutz Bearcats of the water in their day, with names like Garwood, Hackercraft and Ventnor. And, like the Stutz, these striking, hand-built wooden runabouts have become prized collectors ...

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 ...

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 ...

The code has been copied to your clipboard. Under the watchful eye of the instructor from the World Wildlife Fund, Filipino fishermen are building new boats, not with traditional plywood but with ...

The Bay Area's colorful history of wooden boats began with the canoes of Miwok Indians and the galleons of Spanish explorers. In 1907, Jack London's leaky schooner, Snark, sailed from Oakland on a two ...

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 ...