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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

Tapering Molded Sheerstrake Endings, Step-By-Step

Tapering Molded Sheerstrake Endings, Step-By-Step

The Day That Changed Buzz’s Life

The Day That Changed Buzz’s Life

Turning the Page – Karen and Jim’s Excellent Adventure

Turning the Page – Karen and Jim’s Excellent Adventure

A Good Boat and a Great Client — The RAVEN Project

A Good Boat and a Great Client — The RAVEN Project

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

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

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 1 – 9/27/12

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 1 – 9/27/12

Projects at Two Daughters Boatworks

Projects at Two Daughters Boatworks

In My Shop: A Fox, a Willow, a Phoenix, a Skerrie Skiff & a Pram

In My Shop: A Fox, a Willow, a Phoenix, a Skerrie Skiff & a Pram

Surprise Me  Reload

Learning From Experience: My Biggest Disaster and What It Taught Me

Learning From Experience: My Biggest Disaster and What It Taught Me

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

Ruby Slipper, a 23′ Daysailer by Doug Hylan

Ruby Slipper, a 23′ Daysailer by Doug Hylan

Learning From Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What It Taught Me

Learning From Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What It Taught Me

Tiny Ripple Dinghy

Tiny Ripple Dinghy

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why) – Rozinante, Beetle Cat and Scow Schooner

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why) – Rozinante, Beetle Cat and Scow Schooner

NO ORDINARY BEING: Lewellyn Howland talks about his biography of W. Starling Burgess

NO ORDINARY BEING: Lewellyn Howland talks about his biography of W. Starling Burgess

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

Learning from Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What it Taught Me, by Havilah Hawkins.

Learning from Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What it Taught Me, by Havilah Hawkins.

Rescuing the 83-foot Motor Yacht KALMIA, Part IV (Conclusion); An Excerpt by Anne (Pete) Baker

Rescuing the 83-foot Motor Yacht KALMIA, Part IV (Conclusion); An Excerpt by Anne (Pete) Baker