Traditional Boating

"I thought of all my other boats and all the other summers of sailing, dating way back to when I used to go out with my father in a cranky overcanvased catboat we had when I was a little girl in the early part of the century. My father, a reckless enthusiast when it came to a sailboat, found me a most satisfactory companion because I had not sense enough to be frightened."

- Kitty Crockett Robertson

A Cross-section of Traditional Boating Materials

Australian Wooden Boat Associations
Center for Wooden Boats: The Center for Wooden Boats is a living museum focusing on the small boats of our maritime heritage. Workshops are offered on everything from celestial navigation to boatbuilding to sailing.
Classic Boats: A large collection of information on classic boats including charters, brokers, events, etc.
Colne Smack Preservaton Society: See also Sailing Smacks Site.
Humber Keel and Sloop Preservation Society: Operate the Humber Keel Comrade and Humber Sloop Amy Howson. They sail the Humber and its tributary rivers the Trent and the Ouse.
The National Wooden Boat Centre: This is planned to be a yacht and boat-building, -restoration and -maintenance school in Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK.
Philadelphia Wooden Boat Factory: A non-profit boat building and sailing school teaching both youth and adults in the Philadelphia area.
Sintrale Kommisje Skûtsjesilen: Dutch sailing barges.
Traditional Boats at TradBoat: UK site for traditional boats and classic boats worldwide.
Traditional sailing (among others things): A site about traditional boats.
Traditional Small Craft Association: Works to preserve and continue the living traditions, skills, lore, and legends surrounding working and pleasure watercraft whose origins predate the marine gasoline engine.
The Wave: Newsletter about Bristol Channel pilot cutters
Wooden Boat Foundation: Based in historic Port Townsend, Washington, they provide a center for unique educational experiences through the exploration of traditional maritime skills.
The Wooden Yacht Fleet: The Wooden Yacht Fleet is dedicated to the preservation of fine wooden yachts. They offer a variety of sailing adventures (from half-day to one week) aboard our classic yachts, as well as a full range of marine services, including haul-out facilities to 40 tons. San Diego, California.

I'm always open to adding resources to my list, so if you know of other items, give me a holler: mbrmbr@acm.org

Form last updated: Sat Aug 30, 2003