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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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Announcing the Herreshoff Catalogue Raisonné

Announcing the Herreshoff Catalogue Raisonné

Turning the Page – Karen and Jim’s Excellent Adventure

Turning the Page – Karen and Jim’s Excellent Adventure

“Sailing Una” – By Leney Breeden

“Sailing Una” – By Leney Breeden

Building and Launching JIMMY D, a 32′ Cornish Gig from the “Champlain Longboats” Program

Building and Launching JIMMY D, a 32′ Cornish Gig from the “Champlain Longboats” Program

Fine Boat Designs – DIVERSION & WUNDERBAR (by Kenneth Smith & Philip Rhodes)

Fine Boat Designs – DIVERSION & WUNDERBAR (by Kenneth Smith & Philip Rhodes)

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

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

All At Sea

All At Sea

My Favorite OCH Videos (and Why), by Co-Founder Ben Mendlowitz

My Favorite OCH Videos (and Why), by Co-Founder Ben Mendlowitz

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

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

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

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

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 4 – 10/22/12

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 4 – 10/22/12

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 2 – 10/5/12

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 2 – 10/5/12

Surprise Me  Reload

Good Reads: Recommendations by Geoff Kerr

Good Reads: Recommendations by Geoff Kerr

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

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

Good Reads: Recommendations by Nat Benjamin

Good Reads: Recommendations by Nat Benjamin

SHELDRAKE, A Charming Little Keel Sloop Designed by OCH Guide Nat Benjamin

SHELDRAKE, A Charming Little Keel Sloop Designed by OCH Guide Nat Benjamin

Restoring an Old Iceboat

Restoring an Old Iceboat

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 11

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 11

Why I am a Boatbuilder (and Not a Doctor), by Harry Bryan

Why I am a Boatbuilder (and Not a Doctor), by Harry Bryan

Newbert & Wallace of Thomaston, Maine, Part 1

Newbert & Wallace of Thomaston, Maine, Part 1

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #3 from Tom’s Shore Team

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #3 from Tom’s Shore Team

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 4

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 4