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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

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

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

Resizing a Boat Design—Some Things to Think About

Resizing a Boat Design—Some Things to Think About

Hatches That Are Watertight, Easy to Maintain, and Handsome

Hatches That Are Watertight, Easy to Maintain, and Handsome

CREEK CRAWLER, A Simple Trailerable Houseboat by Havilah Hawkins

CREEK CRAWLER, A Simple Trailerable Houseboat by Havilah Hawkins

A Sail Around the NE Atlantic, by Gubby Williams

A Sail Around the NE Atlantic, by Gubby Williams

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

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

Bob Douglas

Bob Douglas

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

Three Boats I Lust After (and Why), by Peter Neill

Three Boats I Lust After (and Why), by Peter Neill

Surprise Me  Reload

Do You Have OCHD? (The Secret to Happiness, Part 1)

Do You Have OCHD? (The Secret to Happiness, Part 1)

Georgia’s Golden Isles, a Guest Blog by Anne Bryant

Georgia’s Golden Isles, a Guest Blog by Anne Bryant

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #4 from Tom’s Shore Team

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #4 from Tom’s Shore Team

The Sculptor Within

The Sculptor Within

CREEK CRAWLER, A Simple Trailerable Houseboat by Havilah Hawkins

CREEK CRAWLER, A Simple Trailerable Houseboat by Havilah Hawkins

Joel White on Ordering Wood for Plank-on-Frame Boats

Joel White on Ordering Wood for Plank-on-Frame Boats

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 2

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 2

Tricks of the Trade; Becoming a Cool Boat Dad

Tricks of the Trade; Becoming a Cool Boat Dad

Urban Outlaw and Porsche Passion

Urban Outlaw and Porsche Passion

Learning From Experience: My Biggest Disaster and What It Taught Me, by Alec Brainerd

Learning From Experience: My Biggest Disaster and What It Taught Me, by Alec Brainerd