Boats are the single most important objects in the history of the world, bringing migrants, spreading civilisations, carrying goods, providing recreation, allowing fishermen to feed populations. The ...

The honeyed smell of fresh wood fills Fred and George Ternan's garage in the mild, early-spring sunshine. The brothers have spent hours there over the last year, recreating a piece of their childhood ...

A serious hobby is a joy for life. This expat's consuming obsession has naval brass fittings, inwales, gunwales and thwarts. Avast there, land lubbers. This is but a temporary mooring. Joan and I, ...

The ship's carvel-built design marks a turning point in shipbuilding history, using a construction method that differs from the clinker-built style of most medieval Scandinavian ships. Ancient ...

For thousands of years, wooden sailboats allowed the peoples of Northern Europe to spread trade, influence and sometimes war across seas and continents. In December, the UN's culture agency added ...

Wooden 'Clinker' boats are now represent the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity through a joint bid made by Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden/ For thousands of years, wooden sailboats ...