From the first time our ancestors answered the call of the sea, the race to build a better boat has been on. The oldest vessel in existence is a 10,000-year-old, hollowed-out tree at the Drents Museum ...

The mahogany sweeps from bow to stern in rich, brown curves crying out for fast-moving water. The buffed metal hoods and fenders practically invite wind to caress them. The lines would seem at home in ...

Nick Wagner sat on the prow of his wooden boat Saturday like he was sitting on top of the world. Not many 14-year-olds have restored and maintained their own classic boat, but Wagner has, thanks to ...

CARNELIAN BAY — History, the handiwork of craftsmen and more than 120 carefully restored and meticulously maintained classic wood boats will be on display at the Tahoe Yacht Club’s annual “woodie” ...

In all of motorized travel there is surely nothing as pure as an old wooden boat plowing the blue waters of Lake Tahoe. Gar Wood, Hackercraft, Chris-Craft, Century. The names are as elegant as the ...

Something as routine as walking his dog took Neil Gibbs down the slippery slope to classic boat ownership. On Saturday, after several years of restoring an old wooden boat, Gibbs, a long-time sailor ...