“My favorite part was Day One. You start with a few pieces of wood, and by the end of the day it begins to look like a boat.” Matthew Smurthwaite places a strip of mahogany plywood as he speaks. “My ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. >> A “Wood Duck Kayak” building program will take place at the Hudson River Maritime Museum from July 7 to 15. The program is designed to teach participants how to use a wood duck kayak ...

My father was recovering from a heart attack, flipping through a magazine at the library, when he decided to build his first boat. He saw an ad for a wooden kayak kit, and something about the grace of ...

Now that kayaking our urban waterways has become an overnight sensation, kayakers are taking the sport more seriously than ever. While renting or owning a kayak is certainly nice, there are some out ...