The schooner yacht America was a child star and ... New York to La Havre—in just 19 days (a passenger-­carrying sailing ship of the era might complete the same route in 40 days).

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The 1991 MPBN-TV documentary "The Two Lives of the Schooner Bowdoin" is now available to watch on YouTube (30 minutes). Virginia Thorndike has written a detailed biography of the Bowdoin entitled The ...

Every summer, the tall ship Manitou plies the clear waters of Grand Traverse Bay, docking at Traverse City, Michigan. Three ...

Last month, the ship set sail on its first commercial voyage under ... In the US, a 20m (64ft) steel-hulled schooner sailboat called Apollonia has been transporting cargo up and down the Hudson ...

The John Schuette, launched May 3, 1875, was named after a Manitowoc businessman who was at the time a state senator.

Three hundred and eight-four disasters resulted in $2 million in losses. That's $78.8 million in today’s dollars.

The De Wadden, a three-masted schooner, was the last sailing ship to use the port of Liverpool for trading and is currently drydocked in the city. Its owner National Museums Liverpool (NML ...

Public Art Vermilion, a program of Main Street Vermilion, has installed a new piece of public artwork on Main Street Beach in ...