WoodenBoat is an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 magazine that has been published since 1974. It is written for owners, admirers, builders, and designers of wood

Wood

Wood is a hard, fibrous tissue found in many trees. It has been used for hundreds of thousands of years for both fuel and as a construction material. It is an organic material, a natural composite of cellulose fibers embedded in a matrix of lignin which resists compression...

en boats. Its publication marked the start of a trend — a growing interest in traditional boats and boat

Boat

A boat is a watercraft of any size designed to float or plane, to provide passage across water. Usually this water will be inland or in protected coastal areas. However, boats such as the whaleboat were designed to be operated from a ship in an offshore environment. In naval terms, a boat is a...

 building techniques and the development thereof. The company's headquarters is located in Brooklin, Maine

Brooklin, Maine

Brooklin is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 841 at the 2000 census. It is home to WoodenBoat Magazine Brooklin Boat Yard, and numerous boatbuilders, artists, writers, musicians and potters.-History:...

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WoodenBoat celebrates both the old and the new. The diversity of types of craft built in this material and the interest would be repeated in other countries with publications such as Classic Boat, The Boatman and Watercraft.