Making a model boat kit is not just great fun, it can improve a kid’s coordination and can also be educational. Of course, model boats aren’t just for children. Complex models give hours of pleasure ...

On the desk before me rests the hull of a model of an American schooner, the Flying Fish, the original of which was constructed nearly a century and a half ago. The first Flying Fish was about 75 feet ...

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 ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Volunteers from the Farley Boat Works spent their weekend helping three families do something remarkable -- build three wooden boats in just three days. The Wooden Boat Show is ...

Like classic cars, wooden boats have a style, craftsmanship and romance unique to their time period. Their aficionados say that's what makes them far-distant cousins to today's mass-produced boats ...

Can an age-old heritage survive or will it sink into memory? Our traditional wooden boat-building industry, an age-old craft is deeply embedded in the cultural and economic fabric of fishing towns ...