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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

Manny Palomo and his Dad Build a Boat

Manny Palomo and his Dad Build a Boat

Fine Boat Designs – LEGEND, A Straightforward Fast Cruising Sloop of 1951

Fine Boat Designs – LEGEND, A Straightforward Fast Cruising Sloop of 1951

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 2: Rescuing the 8-Meter Sailboat VARG

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 2: Rescuing the 8-Meter Sailboat VARG

Herreshoff Classic Regatta of 2014—A Report from Bryan Burdick

Herreshoff Classic Regatta of 2014—A Report from Bryan Burdick

Walkabout in Port Townsend, Washington

Walkabout in Port Townsend, Washington

The Inside Passage

The Inside Passage

Why Choose A Traditionally Built Boat?

Why Choose A Traditionally Built Boat?

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

Surprise Me  Reload

Building Boats, Building Kids: Bronx High Schoolers Learn Life Skills from the Keel Up, by Sara Clemence

Building Boats, Building Kids: Bronx High Schoolers Learn Life Skills from the Keel Up, by Sara Clemence

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

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

Penobscot 13

Penobscot 13

Good Reads: “Finding Pax” by Kaci Cronkhite

Good Reads: “Finding Pax” by Kaci Cronkhite

Remembering Llewellyn Howland III

Remembering Llewellyn Howland III

Walkabout Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 10 – 3/24/13

Walkabout Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 10 – 3/24/13

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

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

The “Radical” Skeg

The “Radical” Skeg

Elegant Details on Wooden Boats – Miscellaneous Elements, by Maynard Bray

Elegant Details on Wooden Boats – Miscellaneous Elements, by Maynard Bray

Fine Boat Designs – SPARKLE, A Speedy Sloop With A Whaleboat Heritage

Fine Boat Designs – SPARKLE, A Speedy Sloop With A Whaleboat Heritage