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.
Cory Redwine is a driving force behind habitat restoration efforts in Florida’s Brevard County.
A bucket-list fishery, the Delta delivers some of the best redfish action on the planet.
One great joy of boat ownership is the chance to construct your dream ride.
Use sea trials, realistic budgeting and careful inspections to get the best results.
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Artist Frank Wagner depicts the 12 Metre yacht that lost the Americas Cup in 1983.
One of a few survivors of its kind, this workhorse sailed in the last U.S. commercial fleet.
A popular model is redesigned to improve space, stowage and traffic flow.
Photos: Jeanne Craig Vicki and Alan Goldstein dreamed up their vision for Vintage Weekend at a classic yacht show near their summer home in Southwest
These craftsmen prove there’s more to casting marine hardware than hellishly hot copper.
