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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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EVE, An Electric Launch by Doug Hylan

EVE, An Electric Launch by Doug Hylan

Starship to Oceania by Steve Callahan

Starship to Oceania by Steve Callahan

Dreaming of a Herreshoff Golden Ball, with Wayne Roberts

Dreaming of a Herreshoff Golden Ball, with Wayne Roberts

Building a Chesapeake Log Canoe by John Cook

Building a Chesapeake Log Canoe by John Cook

GRAMP Heads to Mystic Seaport

GRAMP Heads to Mystic Seaport

Key Events in the Long Life of the Schooner MARTHA

Key Events in the Long Life of the Schooner MARTHA

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

Our Favorite Sailing Rig: The Cutter, by Lin and Larry Pardey

Our Favorite Sailing Rig: The Cutter, by Lin and Larry Pardey

Dire Strait — An Excerpt from As Long As It’s Fun, by Herb McCormick

Dire Strait — An Excerpt from As Long As It’s Fun, by Herb McCormick

Hatches That Are Watertight, Easy to Maintain, and Handsome

Hatches That Are Watertight, Easy to Maintain, and Handsome

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

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

Surprise Me  Reload

Simplify Sail Changes — When Solo, Planning is the Key to Smooth Sailing by Karen Sullivan

Simplify Sail Changes — When Solo, Planning is the Key to Smooth Sailing by Karen Sullivan

Are You Scared of Your Boat? (Reality Check)

Are You Scared of Your Boat? (Reality Check)

My Favorite Dinghy – Fatty Knees, by Lin Pardey

My Favorite Dinghy – Fatty Knees, by Lin Pardey

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 1 – 9/27/12

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 1 – 9/27/12

Walkabout in Port Townsend, Washington

Walkabout in Port Townsend, Washington

How Much Does My Boat Weigh? Weighing Your Boat with a Bathroom Scale

How Much Does My Boat Weigh? Weighing Your Boat with a Bathroom Scale

In My Shop: A Fox, a Willow, a Phoenix, a Skerrie Skiff & a Pram

In My Shop: A Fox, a Willow, a Phoenix, a Skerrie Skiff & a Pram

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

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

Starship to Oceania by Steve Callahan

Starship to Oceania by Steve Callahan

A Voyage Through Tasmania’s Southwest Wilderness – Part II, by Bruce Stannard

A Voyage Through Tasmania’s Southwest Wilderness – Part II, by Bruce Stannard