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Going, Going… Gone By Denis Hartmett, ACBS Rudder Staff A strange crop was growing west of Minneapolis this fall –Hackers and Higgins, Gar Woods and Rivas were sprouting up among the endless cornfields. History was about to be made in this most unlikely of places. Todd Warner had stunned the boating world with his announcement:… [Read More]

By Tom Schley “For Rome so near us, for the phoenix moment When we have thrown off this traveler’s trance And mother-naked and ageless ancient Wake in her warm nest of renaissance.” – Cecil Day-Lewis (1904-1972) Flight to Italy Meet F. Todd Warner of Mound, Minnesota. He is a most interesting fellow. Hell… he’s downright… [Read More]

By Kristin Tillotson, Star Tribune Todd Warner has spent nearly four decades finding and restoring more than 100 historic wooden boats. Next weekend, his beauties go on the auction block, and he hopes some of them stay in Minnesota. To modern-boat enthusiasts, the cavernous warehouse in tiny Winsted, Minn., might look like it’s filled with… [Read More]

By Kelly Westhoff, Lakeshore Weekly News F. Todd Warner, who is well-known in the Lake Minnetonka area as the founder of Mahogany Bay – a Mound-based company that specializes in the sale, storage, transportations and restoration of wooden boats – put his personal collection of wooden boats up for auction. Before the auction, Warner’s collection… [Read More]

Winsted Hearld Journal F. Todd Warner Winsted auction reveals man’s quest to preserve boat history By Linda Scherer, Herald Journal WINSTED, MN – Because F. Todd Warner of Mound understands the importance of preservation as opposed to restoration, he will leave a lasting legacy to the boating industry through his upcoming Winsted auction which will… [Read More]

When the Buffalo Launch Club was formed in 1903 it was the first power Boat Club in North America, if not the world, an contributed much to the sport of boat racing. The Club’s 1905 Regatta marked the first formal race to be held on the Niagra River. Read the rest of the article here:… [Read More]

strong>It’s a head-turner… just like its former owner. When you see this recently restored 1959 Riva Tritone, 26-fiit spreed-boat with its forest green hull, rich mahogany planked topside, baby blue steering wheel and zebra-print seats. you’ll fall in love. It enthralls you with its beauty. Just like its former movie star Rita Hayworth, who was… [Read More]

by Heather Steinberger After collecting wooden boats for 37 years, F. Todd Warner realized he had complied a history of America’s maritime past and the seeds of countless other collections. We’d become lost three times in the undulating autumn-splash farm country west of Minneapolis, but at least we rolled into the modest town of Winsted,… [Read More]