History

In the early 1960s, when some boatbuilders still worked with wooden plank-on-frame builds, others began experimenting with everything from cold-molded plywood to fiberglass. The Richardson

If Washington Jenkins had ever contemplated the future, he likely never imagined the scene pictured here. In 1876, Jenkins was named keeper at a house

The sailing yacht Detroit slides down the ways of a Lake Michigan boatyard sometime in the 1920s. All the panoply of launch day—the flags, the

Here’s the front-page photo from the May 17, 1920 edition of The Red Cross Bulletin. It shows members of the San Francisco chapter of the

Seventeenth-century travelers coming to Chesapeake Bay were constantly amazed at the quantity, size and quality of its oysters.

The 1950s were a decade of change.

“Available for Charter: Mayflower, of 180 tons, owners Robert Childe, Thomas Short, Christopher Jones and Christopher Nichols.

The 250-foot coastal liner Princess May sits high and dry on rocks near Sentinel Island in Alaska’s Lynn Canal.

Few pirates were bold and successful enough to leave a significant mark on history. Meet the notorious, and possibly deranged, Edward Low.

The presidency used to come with a yacht.