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Oct 27, 2024

"RÉMY"

Matthias Beilken

"RÉMY"

Sebstbau retro-classic sports boat BM 31 is the first of its kind

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Oct 27, 2024

Meet 17-Year-Old Shipwright

One of Liam McEvoy's handmade boats.Clam Island Shipwrights

Michael Mashburn

Meet 17-Year-Old Shipwright Charting His Own Course In Islip: 'A Dying Tradition'

Liam McEvoy is sailing into uncharted waters.

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Oct 25, 2024

Problem with Water

Credit: Claudia Myatt

By Dave Selby

Dave Selby’s Problem with Water:

Drinking Alcohol at Sea

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Oct 25, 2024

Port Townsend’s Wooden Boat Festival

Photography by Dieter Loibner

soundingsonline.com

Port Townsend’s Wooden Boat Festival

The Unmovable Feast. Scores of wooden boat festivals flaunt polished brass and blinding varnish, but none have the hippie-go-lucky vibe of Port Townsend

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Oct 21, 2024

Make a splash by building your own sustainable wooden paddleboard

Martin Goeggel, one of the first students to undertake the BBA's new 'Build A SUP' workshop.

By Andrew Diprose editor@dorsetbiznews.co.uk

Make a splash by building your own sustainable wooden paddleboard at the Boat Building Academy

Students will be able to create their own sustainable wooden paddleboard thanks to the newest ‘short’ course from Dorset’s Boat Building Academy (BBA).

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Oct 21, 2024

12th Annual Wooden Boat Show on the Manteo Waterfront

Roanoke Island Maritime Museum

The Outer Banks Voice

12th Annual Wooden Boat Show on the Manteo Waterfront

The 12th Annual Wooden Boat Show annual event is held on the last Saturday in October each year.
This year it is on Saturday, October 26 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Oct 20, 2024

Georgetown Wooden Boat Show

Georgetown Wooden Boat Show

By Lauren Leibman lleibman@thepostandcourier.com

For some, Georgetown Wooden Boat Show provides a refuge from reality

GEORGETOWN — David Mauney’s handmade boats invoke a sense of awe that comes from a place beyond the detailed craftsmanship.

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Oct 15, 2024

The 35th Annual Georgetown Wooden Boat Show is only days away.

The 35th Annual Georgetown Wooden Boat Show is only days away.

Scott Harper/GAB News

35th Wooden Boat Show takes place this weekend

The 35th Annual Georgetown Wooden Boat Show is only days away.

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Oct 13, 2024

Grand Forks dentist’s family-built speedboat

Paul Bothun stands by his self-made “B7 Victory” speedboat Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, in his Grand Forks shop. The Grand Forks dentist built the boat over a period of some 18 years with help from family members.Eric Hylden / Grand Forks Herald

By Brad Dokken

Grand Forks dentist’s family-built speedboat hits the water after 18-year journey

The story of the “B7 Victory” actually begins in 2006, when Paul Bothun, a Grand Forks dentist, purchased boat plans from Glen-L Marine of Moscow, Idaho.

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Oct 10, 2024

Port Aransas Wooden Boat Festival

2024 Port Aransas Wooden Boat Festival

Port Aransas Wooden Boat Festival

WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL

Port Aransas, TX
October 25 – 27, 2024

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