An overhead view gives a sense of the magnificence and power of the world’s largest wooden sailing yacht ... days of full-adrenaline sailing, “the energy the boat has is incredible.” ...

BRIDGETON, Craven County — A Craven County man spent many years creating a special wooden boat named the June Bug. What makes this project really interesting is that he used wood from trees he ...

Steve Denette decided back in 2014 that he was going to build a wooden sailboat and sail it around the world despite having no prior boat-building or sailing experiences. What Denette did have was ...

On a whim, Bryan added a simple sail to the wooden board to create a basic but elegant sailboat. As legend holds, his wife, Aileen Bryan—née Shields, a sailing scion and racing champion—tried ...

Rollins said finding opportunities to build and sell custom wooden boats takes patience ... “These old sailboats aren’t worth much, but it’s fun.” ...

Wooden boats are increasingly rare ... One asked if we planned to add a mast back to Ragmeg to make her a schooner sailboat again. All said she looked beautiful.” Wilson said Richardson plans ...