Living Legacy: The little ships of Dunkirk
August 29, 2018
In May 1940, some 385,000 Allied soldiers needed rescuing from the shores of northern France.
In May 1940, some 385,000 Allied soldiers needed rescuing from the shores of northern France.
The most important ship restoration project in America at this moment is attracting big crowds.
If a class of boats could be like a dynastic royal family, the 12 Metre Class would qualify.
Back in the day, as yachtsmen in northern waters sat out the long winters, they thought about boats to race and cruise.
Boston Whaler caused quite a sensation in the early part of its distinguished 60-year history.
The 1950s and ’60s were a time of great activity and innovation in the boating world, with new boats and a new audience waiting to buy them.
Scott Harrell loved tractors. The Edenton, North Carolina, native “delighted in mowing and moving dirt,” as one observer put it.
It was called the Bug. George “Pop” Corry’s little one-design sailboat, which had come off New York designer William Gardner’s drawing board in 1906, was fun to race, gave skippers an even chance to win and was inexpensive at $140.
Built in 1889, the traditional Chesapeake Bay sailing bugeye Edna E. Lockwood is getting a fresh lease on life at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Maryland, where shipwrights are installing a new handcrafted log bottom hewn from 12 loblolly pine logs. This video has the latest on the restoration
Lightships were stout and rugged little ships with lighted masts that could be anchored most anywhere a navigational beacon was required.
It’s the shared moments with friends that turn ordinary fishing trips into the stories we tell for years.
Smart maintenance can keep your ground tackle ready for calm nights or sudden blows.
Informed by decades of owner feedback, this new build refines a proven formula for serious cruising.
From hull design to onboard flow, these legendary powerboats prove that great cruising never goes out of style.
Living aboard is a dream for many boaters. The people who’ve done it share what they’ve learned along the way.
A 50-knot top end and a cockpit built for entertaining make the Tiara 46 LS an exciting addition to the Luxury Sport line.
Failure to check an engine gauge turned into a humbling lesson complacency at the helm.
Four skippers are awarded for lifesaving actions that went beyond routine towing assistance.
An Annapolis woman restores the wooden boat first owned by her grandfather.
To navigate a bridge safely, know the rules and
proceed with caution.
