At 96, Bay Area shipwright is still building tiny boats and living a big life

NATIVE SON: From historic schooners to wartime patrol vessels, craftsman Paul Reck meticulously creates model boats in his ...
The New York Times

Model-Boat Sailing Returns to Central Park

I tried operating a boat on Conservatory Water, the pond famous for model boating. It’s harder than it looks. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Wednesday. We’ll look at the return of model boating in ...
WHYY

Dozens of miniature ships moored inside Philadelphia’s Seaport Museum for its new exhibition

“Small but Mighty” is an armada of toys and models representing 400 years of maritime history. Peter Siebert, president and CEO of Independence Seaport Museum, stands among the model ships on display ...
The New York Times

A Marine Veteran, 91, Takes Joy in Building Model Ships

Raymond Daughtry Jr. served in the Korean War. A history buff, he has made model battleships including one of the U.S.S. Arizona, which was sunk at Pearl Harbor. By James Barron Good morning. It’s ...
The Daily News of Newburyport

Ship model show returns to Yankee Homecoming

NEWBURYPORT — Typically, it’s not possible for 75 or so frigates, submarines and yachts to fit within one basement-level recreation space. But thanks to the Merrimack Valley Ship Model Club and First ...