For almost the entirety of human civilization, large structures like buildings and ships have been constructed primarily out of wood. This makes sense, seeing as it's a relatively common material ...

“They didn't use much steel like bolts and things. In those days everything was wood, of course,” Ogilvie explains. The ship's hull, exposed after flash flooding washed away sand and gravel ...

Yachting World’s Rupert Holmes has long been following the new yacht market and has rounded up some of the most interesting ...

Building an extremely raked bow and streamlined hull form that allowed the water to flow smoothly around the ship meant that the ... Maid", complete with wooden sails was built by the first ...