Water Taxis
Step aboard the historic boats, launches, and canal skiffs that carried passenger hire onto the water.
Inside this collection
Venetian Watercabs
Admire sleek mahogany motorboats that navigate narrow Italian canals with effortless grace.
Thames Watermen
Discover centuries of licensed London rowers who ferried city passengers across fast tidal currents.
Bangkok Longtails
Ride modified wooden skiffs powered by car engines through Thailand's bustling canal networks.
Harbor Launches
Explore small diesel workboats that conveyed ship captains, harbor pilots, and travelers between docks.
Ferry Skiffs
Learn how solo watermen rowed commuters across busy shipping channels for a modest penny fee.
Canal Shuttles
Trace point-to-point water transport on historic European waterways and protected industrial cuts.
Lake Runabouts
Examine fast pleasure launches that linked shorefront villas with mountain railway stations.
Pier Ferries
Look at small harbor craft providing on-demand runs between waterfront resorts and city piers.
City stories deserve
a closer reading.
We trace the records behind the ride: drivers, fares, closed associations and changing streets. Evidence comes before the legend.
Our approach