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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.
Our Favorite Sailing Rig: The Cutter, by Lin and Larry Pardey
Our Favorite Sailing Rig: The Cutter, by Lin and Larry Pardey
Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 3: Day Tripping North, then West
Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 3: Day Tripping North, then West
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
CREEK CRAWLER, A Simple Trailerable Houseboat by Havilah Hawkins
CREEK CRAWLER, A Simple Trailerable Houseboat by Havilah Hawkins
My Favorite OCH Videos (and Why), by Co-Founder Ben Mendlowitz
My Favorite OCH Videos (and Why), by Co-Founder Ben Mendlowitz
Viva Vixen; New Life for a 15-Square Meter Sloop, Part 2
Viva Vixen; New Life for a 15-Square Meter Sloop, Part 2
Surprise Me
Dreaming of a Herreshoff Golden Ball, with Wayne Roberts
Dreaming of a Herreshoff Golden Ball, with Wayne Roberts
Origins of the Keel/Centerboard: Why American Sailors Stuck with a Movable Appendage by Rob Mazza
Origins of the Keel/Centerboard: Why American Sailors Stuck with a Movable Appendage by Rob Mazza
Fine Boat Designs – LEGEND, A Straightforward Fast Cruising Sloop of 1951
Fine Boat Designs – LEGEND, A Straightforward Fast Cruising Sloop of 1951
The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why) – The Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 25, Herreshoff 12.5 & Whio
The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why) – The Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 25, Herreshoff 12.5 & Whio
Re-skinning a Boothbay Harbor One-Design Sloop with Veneers and Epoxy, by Eric Blake
Re-skinning a Boothbay Harbor One-Design Sloop with Veneers and Epoxy, by Eric Blake
Turning the Page – Karen and Jim’s Excellent Adventure
Turning the Page – Karen and Jim’s Excellent Adventure
