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On October 29, 2025, the 76′ Gokstad ship, built in the year 890 and excavated in 1880, was moved into a new wing of the Museum of the Viking Age.
The Traditional Small Craft Association (TSCA) was founded 50 years ago as an outgrowth of the Small Craft Workshop founded in 1970.
The yard at Chantier Naval Borg was originally opened in 1956 by a family from Tunisia. It's one of France’s historic boatyards.
Our videos offer both brief, and in-depth, lessons in boatbuilding, seamanship, and related crafts; they also deliver inspiration in the series WoodenBoat Legends, which tours viewers through the world’s best wooden boats, and connection with WoodenBoat luminaries through the series WoodenBoat Live.
Learn about reading plans, hanging planks, interior joinery, half models, finishing and more...
Learn about propper tool use, shop setup and even the making of specialty tools associated with boatbuilding and woodworking.
Learn skills for sailing as well as powerboat operation.
Profiles of great wooden boats—and their people
Online Exclusives brings together the full breadth of the WoodenBoat experience—from Maritime Life & Traditions to Getting Started in Boats, Study Plans, and a growing collection of Digital Books. It’s a place to learn, explore, and keep building your knowledge, all in one place.
From the Archive offers a curated selection of articles from past issues of WoodenBoat—timeless stories, practical knowledge, and memorable boats brought back into view. It’s a chance to revisit the depth of the magazine and rediscover pieces worth reading again.
The physical demands of boat handling and burdens of maintenance with safety concerns increase...
YUKON a world voyage to ocean sailing, Australian waters, Tasmania, taking 13 months, painted...
The Boat Launchings section of Woodenboat magazine dedicated to sharing recently launched wooden boats...
Exceptional quality, steady care, and a major project keep her going
JEANNE is a scaled-down Concordia 31 and is cute as a button. With a three-window...
Explore how to build a tool tote as your first step into the world...
"I will focus here on planking in which only one edge of each plank...
Consider the simple process of measuring from here to there, and it becomes clear...
When making a pattern for a bulkhead where you have to deal with curved...
The ability to bend but return to the original shape properties make woods such...
Joel White’s Flatfish design is a centerboard modification of the N.G. Herreshoff−designed Fish class.
This 19’ sloop from Paul Gartside is a handy daysailer that offers minimalist accommodation...
Dudley Dix’s Dedication 27 design no-compromise sportfishing machine with a extremely rugged hull structure.
Koulmig 23 has all the function and versatility from its beamy and high-sided hull...
The Litl Coot motorsailer with twin-daggerboard trunks will run when propelled by her cat-yawl...
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