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 ...

“There is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” – Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932) “Rat, in The Wind in the Willows” (1908) FRISCO – Firm believers in ...

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 ...

The classic-boat market has seen a shift in the past few years, with many seasoned owners selling off prized mahogany vessels as an influx of first-time buyers enters the market. “It’s not so much ...

A 100-year-old wooden boat rich with history needs a new place to call home. Renfrew, built in Washington in 1919, is described as a “Victorian home that floats.” It sits in a slip in the Chula Vista ...

Terry and Sue Hart took their 1961 Chris-Craft ski boat out for a run on Lake of the Ozarks on a recent weekday. Terry collects and restores vintage wooden boats. Brent Frazee [email protected] LAKE ...

GALESVILLE — Teri Nilsen was still hooked to the trapeze when the gust hit Gandalf, a sleek Chesapeake 20, as it tacked, forcing the sailboat to heel until it almost dipped its spreader in the water.

Sailing the bay, unlike being stuck in traffic, is meant to be savored. Consequently, the boat you take on the open sea should be more evocative than any run-of-the-mill form of transportation used to ...