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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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Ruby Slipper, a 23′ Daysailer by Doug Hylan

Ruby Slipper, a 23′ Daysailer by Doug Hylan

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

Tasmania & the Australian Wooden Boat Festival

Tasmania & the Australian Wooden Boat Festival

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

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

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 1

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 1

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

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

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

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

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

James Wakefield Rescue Row on Lake Champlain

James Wakefield Rescue Row on Lake Champlain

A Simple Electrical System for the Herreshoff S-class Sloop Mischief

A Simple Electrical System for the Herreshoff S-class Sloop Mischief

A Sail in the Herreshoff S-boat Mischief

A Sail in the Herreshoff S-boat Mischief

Surprise Me  Reload

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

Fine Boat Designs – The Herreshoff Fish Class

Fine Boat Designs – The Herreshoff Fish Class

Reframing the 1934 Sloop PORPOISE

Reframing the 1934 Sloop PORPOISE

The Once and Future Boat Bow, by Rob Mazza

The Once and Future Boat Bow, by Rob Mazza

Life in a Drop

Life in a Drop

Thoughts About Islands

Thoughts About Islands

My Favorite Rig and Why—A Guide Post by Doug Hylan

My Favorite Rig and Why—A Guide Post by Doug Hylan

Turning the Page – Karen and Jim’s Excellent Adventure

Turning the Page – Karen and Jim’s Excellent Adventure

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

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

Three Boats I Lust After (and Why), by Havilah Hawkins

Three Boats I Lust After (and Why), by Havilah Hawkins