A man spends 200 days building a yacht powered by perpetual solar energy and suffers a major disappointment on his first trip

The Helios 11 yacht, designed to run on solar power without the need for fuel, became temporarily trapped in frozen canals in ...

Amateur Boatmaker With Zero Experience Built A 100-Foot Yacht In His Backyard

Backyard boat-building is an accessible hobby for everyone with basic skills and spare time, but this man took it to the next level.
The Holland Sentinel

A boat-building dream comes true, thanks to Tiara Yachts

HOLLAND — Charlie McConkey went from the automotive industry to boat building, and he's never looked back. Although others at work didn’t enjoy wiring boats, McConkey, a 30-year-old Cedarville, was ...
Chico Enterprise-Record

Building a ‘yacht’ in a pickup bed | The Biblio File

“For years,” writes Chicoan David Bruhn, “I told my older son, who had a Nissan Frontier, ‘Someday I’m going to build a ‘yacht in a truck’ for you.’ … a wooden camper with as many amenities as ...
NBC Los Angeles

Build your cardboard yacht for this rollicking Santa Monica regatta

We're now sailing into the summer season, if not literally, but that doesn't mean that boats aren't constantly drifting through our daydreams. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever you are.