CLEVELAND, Ohio — Thousands of legendary wooden watercraft from the Lyman Boat Works in Sandusky are still taming the waves of Lake Erie, even though the famous wooden boats first created in 1875 have ...
ahead of her official debut at the 2025 Australian Wooden Boat Festival in February. Named "Mermaid", she is D11 and was rescued in Sydney by the owner of "Merlin" who, with his dad, is a passionate ...
At the Gateway of India, traditional wooden boats are still in use, whereas in other cities, speedboats, water taxis and catamarans dominate the scene. Around 80 wooden boats operate on routes to ...
Thor Heyerdahl crossed the Pacific in 1947 on a wooden boat. Credit: Bjørn Fjørtoft / CC BY 4.0 In 1947, Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl set out on an ambitious journey to challenge the accepted ...