DRAKAIOI, Greece (AP) — On the forested slopes of an island mountain, early morning mist swirling around its peak, the unmistakable form of a traditional Greek wooden boat emerges: a caique, or kaiki, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Just a half-century ago, wood was the main component for boatbuilding. As fiberglass became the material of choice, wooden boats ...

Wander down a quiet stretch of Washington waterfront and you might catch the scent of cedar shavings drifting from an open ...

Catch the rich glow of varnished mahogany in the morning sunlight, notice the sleek, simple lines, and – if you score an invitation – step into a wooden boat for an up-close experience, and very ...

New Orleans artist Abby Cantrell spends much of her free time on the Tchefuncte River in Madisonville and at the Mandeville ...

All owners of superyachts realize early on that a tender boat is a necessity for easy transportation from the anchorage place to the coast. And since they tend to be demanding individuals, the tenders ...

Pricey wooden boats—those once leaky, maintenance-hungry, floating mahogany works of art—are making a comeback. Last weekend's 41st Annual Les Cheneaux Islands Antique Wooden Boat Show in Hessel, Mich ...

Madisonville's Wooden Boat Festival turns 35 next month, and Louisiana's lieutenant governor is this year's king.

A man makes a wooden boat on the shore of the Nile at Abu Raouf area of Omdurman city, Sudan, on Aug. 14, 2017. Wooden boats in Sudan are still favored today as a means to cross the Nile River, ...