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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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My Time With BARNSWALLOW—By Roger Taylor

My Time With BARNSWALLOW—By Roger Taylor

Manny Palomo and his Dad Build a Boat

Manny Palomo and his Dad Build a Boat

BERET, A Low-Impact Coastal & River Cruiser by OCH Guide Doug Hylan

BERET, A Low-Impact Coastal & River Cruiser by OCH Guide Doug Hylan

Herreshoff Classic Regatta of 2014—A Report from Bryan Burdick

Herreshoff Classic Regatta of 2014—A Report from Bryan Burdick

SELKIE—My Personal Dreamboat: A 23′ Keel-centerboard Sloop

SELKIE—My Personal Dreamboat: A 23′ Keel-centerboard Sloop

A Composting Head for the Tahiti Ketch EVELYN; A Guest Post by Astra Haldeman

A Composting Head for the Tahiti Ketch EVELYN; A Guest Post by Astra Haldeman

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

A Sail Around the NE Atlantic, by Gubby Williams

A Sail Around the NE Atlantic, by Gubby Williams

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

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

James Wakefield Rescue Row on Lake Champlain

James Wakefield Rescue Row on Lake Champlain

Walkabout in Port Townsend, Washington

Walkabout in Port Townsend, Washington

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

Surprise Me  Reload

EVE, An Electric Launch by Doug Hylan

EVE, An Electric Launch by Doug Hylan

Brion Toss: Once in Ten Thousand Years

Brion Toss: Once in Ten Thousand Years

Restoring an Old Iceboat

Restoring an Old Iceboat

Learning from Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What it Taught Me.

Learning from Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What it Taught Me.

Our Most Valuable Secret NON-Boat Gear, Part 1

Our Most Valuable Secret NON-Boat Gear, Part 1

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

Building a Chesapeake Log Canoe by John Cook

Building a Chesapeake Log Canoe by John Cook

Women of the Working Waterfront: Port Townsend

Women of the Working Waterfront: Port Townsend

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

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

Surgery For TODDY II by Dr. Brion Rieff

Surgery For TODDY II by Dr. Brion Rieff