BRIDGEPORT -- A single screw held the keel to the stem block of Maggie Williams' soon-to-be 8-foot-long Cocktail Class Racer. It will have a purple hull and, at the moment, was unnamed, said Williams, ...

with how it turned out. When local industrial designer Michael Downes heard that the Oregon Manifest Design Challenge was back again this year, he knew he wanted to enter. Downes, a former bike ...

Although they were barely able to get their vessel into the water, the "Root Beer Floats" were proud of their first attempt at building a plywood boat and fundraising for a good cause. (Lien Yeung/CBC ...

Earl Brockway, whose simple plywood boats were used around the world, died early Wednesday. Mr. Brockway, 78, was credited with designing and building sturdy boats that enabled even the poorest ...