Classic Boat
In this column we explore the history of a classic boat, on the Chesapeake Bay and beyond, as well as interview classic boat enthusiasts.
November 25, 2024
Gracefully curled slivers of wood flowed from the hand plane as it glided back and forth across the teak decking.
November 6, 2024
A sweet mahogany antique powerboat with downeast lines tied up to the dock at our yacht club recently, and even from a distanc
September 26, 2024
The name Chris-Craft has long been associated with beautiful, classic wooden motorboats, gleaming with chromed hardware
August 20, 2024
Holly Tompkins and her husband, Brad, lovingly restored Cayuga, a Ray Hunt designed fiberglass-hulled powerboat built in 1984 and won an award at the annual St. Michaels Antique and Classic Boat…
July 31, 2024
Built in 1928 by Gray Boats in Thomaston, ME, and currently named Anna Mary after our first grandchild (we have five now), our 32-foot single screw
June 17, 2024
Howard Johnson’s Old Time World collection of yesteryear classic boats, motors, cars, and memorabilia is one of a kind.
April 3, 2024
The St. Pete Boat Show is big. Really big; biggest boat show on the Gulf Coast. It’s over 40 years old and has seemingly endless rows of floating docks, each full of boats.
February 20, 2024
I was invited aboard Liquid Asset, a Chris-Craft Holiday, by Ed Andrews,
January 29, 2024
Here are two notable Trumpy yachts: the first is an 80-foot Trumpy built in 1947, the S.S. Sophie. The second is ex presidential yacht U.S.S. Sequoia.
January 4, 2024
Here is a beautifully restored 16-foot Whirlwind outboard runabout.
November 30, 2023
Today I’m taking a different approach, introducing you to a special book, "Her Helm," and the special woman who undertook a first-of-its-kind project featuring female captains who operate on the
October 31, 2023
The Chris-Craft Capri model was built from 1955 to 1958.
October 20, 2023
When we saw these photos of a beautiful 1960 Grady-White 174 Hatteras Deluxe from our advertiser Tri-State Marine (TSM), we had to lear
October 10, 2023
Barnegat Belle is a 1946 Gar Wood 22-foot, six-inch runabout. She shines with her mahogany hull and deck polished to a smooth and glossy varnished finish.
September 4, 2023
We have a good number of classic boats in the Chesapeake Bay area. This racer is a Switzer Craft Shooting Star.
August 8, 2023
We were in the middle of Lake Clarke, PA, in search of a lady.
July 5, 2023
When was the last time you had a chance to see 50 classic boats—displayed both on land and in fresh water—adjacent to ro
June 12, 2023
The fourth annual Chesapeake Bay Motoring Festival was held June 10 and 11 on the grounds of the picturesque Kent Island Yacht Club in Chester, MD.