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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 Education of Myles Thurlow: A Proper Apprenticeship

The Education of Myles Thurlow: A Proper Apprenticeship

Schooner BOWDOIN Re-Topping: Some Intriguing Details

Schooner BOWDOIN Re-Topping: Some Intriguing Details

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

Why Attempt the Northwest Passage? One Woman’s Inspiration and Goals

Why Attempt the Northwest Passage? One Woman’s Inspiration and Goals

The Long Affair: David Bradley and his Herreshoff S-Boat MISCHIEF. A Guest Blog by Ben Bradley

The Long Affair: David Bradley and his Herreshoff S-Boat MISCHIEF. A Guest Blog by Ben Bradley

Inadvertently Green, The Budget Cruising Dividend

Inadvertently Green, The Budget Cruising Dividend

Rare Birds: Classic Boats Offshore; A Guest Blog by Ellen Massey Leonard

Rare Birds: Classic Boats Offshore; A Guest Blog by Ellen Massey Leonard

Messing About—A Guest Blog by Ellen Massey Leonard

Messing About—A Guest Blog by Ellen Massey Leonard

My Favorite OCH Videos (and Why), by Co-Founder Eric Blake

My Favorite OCH Videos (and Why), by Co-Founder Eric Blake

Learning from Experience: Seasickness – My Biggest Disaster and What It Taught Me

Learning from Experience: Seasickness – My Biggest Disaster and What It Taught Me

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

Surprise Me  Reload

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 9

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 9

Building a Chesapeake Log Canoe by John Cook

Building a Chesapeake Log Canoe by John Cook

Dreaming of a Houseboat and a Simple Life

Dreaming of a Houseboat and a Simple Life

The Sterns of Brooklin Boat Yard

The Sterns of Brooklin Boat Yard

McIntosh Canvas Tender

McIntosh Canvas Tender

OCH Looks Different! – Website 2.0 Release

OCH Looks Different! – Website 2.0 Release

A Few of Our “Most Useful” Videos

A Few of Our “Most Useful” Videos

Carvel Construction; John’s Bay Boat Co. Builds a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part I

Carvel Construction; John’s Bay Boat Co. Builds a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part I

All At Sea

All At Sea

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)