Born in Oyster Bay, New York, United States, a Harvard engineering graduate, class of 1894 and a student at the University of Glasgow from 1897 to 1898. Crane first opened and operated his yacht design firm from 1900 until 1912. Crane designed for his friends, 6, 8, 12 meters, J boats, various one-designs and a …
Featured Classic Sailboat of the Month: Use the following contact form to vote for your choice, and explain why… 2013 FEBRUARY CLASSIC SAILBOAT OF THE MONTH: C.W. Hood 32′ Designed and built by Chris Hood of Marblehead, MA, the CW Hood 32 has proven to be a perfect balance between a classic design and a …
Coronet is the world’s only remaining Gilded Age vessel. Built in 1885 for a New York Yacht Club member. Coronet is 192 feet over all and built entirely of wood, including wooden treenail fastenings. Her history includes sailing around the world twice, rounding the Horn five times, hosting Alexander Graham Bell, the King of Hawaii …
By Melissa Walther/The Daily Inter Lake The passion for boating runs deep in Alex Berry. But not just any boat will do. Berry’s love is for wooden boats, and it’s a love he shares with a growing number of people in the Flathead Valley. Now, thanks to the Montana Wooden Boat Foundation in Lakeside, people …
February 10 By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand — It’s been lauded as one of the greatest survival stories of all-time. Nearly 100 years later, a group of British and Australian adventurers have discovered why. They re-enacted Ernest Shackleton’s journey to save his crew when their ship got stuck and sank in Antarctica’s …
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