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Guide Posts are written articles with accompanying still photos and/or video clips, usually written by our team of expert Guides and Founders, who each have many decades of experience.

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Ruby Slipper, a 23′ Daysailer by Doug Hylan

Ruby Slipper, a 23′ Daysailer by Doug Hylan

The Albury Runabout

The Albury Runabout

1,200 Miles in Eight Days – Seeing the Intracoastal Waterway by Outboard

1,200 Miles in Eight Days – Seeing the Intracoastal Waterway by Outboard

Manny Palomo and his Dad Build a Boat

Manny Palomo and his Dad Build a Boat

Tasmania & the Australian Wooden Boat Festival

Tasmania & the Australian Wooden Boat Festival

My Favorite Rig and Why — The Gaff Rig, a Guide Post by Tom Cunliffe

My Favorite Rig and Why — The Gaff Rig, a Guide Post by Tom Cunliffe

Hatches That Are Watertight, Easy to Maintain, and Handsome

Hatches That Are Watertight, Easy to Maintain, and Handsome

A DAY’S WORK, Part II—an excerpt: Kilnwood Schooners HEATHER BELLE and C.M. GRAY

A DAY’S WORK, Part II—an excerpt: Kilnwood Schooners HEATHER BELLE and C.M. GRAY

Rare Birds: Classic Boats Offshore; A Guest Blog by Ellen Massey Leonard

Rare Birds: Classic Boats Offshore; A Guest Blog by Ellen Massey Leonard

Notes on Boat Design, Part II—Three Basic Hull Types

Notes on Boat Design, Part II—Three Basic Hull Types

Three Boats I Lust After and Why; A Guest Blog by Jim Giblin

Three Boats I Lust After and Why; A Guest Blog by Jim Giblin

Learning From Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What It Taught Me

Learning From Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What It Taught Me

Surprise Me  Reload

Echo Bay Dory Skiff

Echo Bay Dory Skiff

Installing a Teak Boat Deck on the 47′ Sloop Lark

Installing a Teak Boat Deck on the 47′ Sloop Lark

An Exotic Vacation, Only a Day’s Drive Away—or, Call Me Ishmael

An Exotic Vacation, Only a Day’s Drive Away—or, Call Me Ishmael

Surgery For TODDY II by Dr. Brion Rieff

Surgery For TODDY II by Dr. Brion Rieff

Puffin Dinghy 10

Puffin Dinghy 10

Murray Peterson’s Designs: TRUANT to EAGLE; An Awesome Conversion

Murray Peterson’s Designs: TRUANT to EAGLE; An Awesome Conversion

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 1

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 1

Our Most Valuable Secret NON-Boat Gear, Part 2

Our Most Valuable Secret NON-Boat Gear, Part 2

Fine Boat Designs: CARINA, a Cute Ketch by Aage Nielsen

Fine Boat Designs: CARINA, a Cute Ketch by Aage Nielsen

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #8 – Greetings from Tongareva

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #8 – Greetings from Tongareva