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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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The storm trysail: A faithful and forgiving foul-weather friend, by Ed Zacko

The storm trysail: A faithful and forgiving foul-weather friend, by Ed Zacko

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

Tasmania & the Australian Wooden Boat Festival

Tasmania & the Australian Wooden Boat Festival

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 1

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 1

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

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

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 5 – 11/11/12

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 5 – 11/11/12

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 4 – 10/22/12

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 4 – 10/22/12

James Wakefield Rescue Row on Lake Champlain

James Wakefield Rescue Row on Lake Champlain

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

Herstory Matters: the Spidsgatter Pax

Herstory Matters: the Spidsgatter Pax

Surprise Me  Reload

My Houseboat Dream, by Eric Blake

My Houseboat Dream, by Eric Blake

Restoring a Herreshoff Fishers Island 31, Part 1 – Reframing Upside Down

Restoring a Herreshoff Fishers Island 31, Part 1 – Reframing Upside Down

Good Reads: A Recommendation from Ed McClave

Good Reads: A Recommendation from Ed McClave

A Playlist for Slowing Down

A Playlist for Slowing Down

Newman Rowing Tender 10

Newman Rowing Tender 10

Three Tricks of the Rigging Trade

Three Tricks of the Rigging Trade

Twenty-two-foot Cruising Catboat, Beautifully Depicted

Twenty-two-foot Cruising Catboat, Beautifully Depicted

What About CONSUELO? by Maynard Bray & N.G. Herreshoff

What About CONSUELO? by Maynard Bray & N.G. Herreshoff

Mixing and Using Shellac and Bedding Compound

Mixing and Using Shellac and Bedding Compound

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)