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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

GRAYLING to Newfoundland, by Doug Hylan

GRAYLING to Newfoundland, by Doug Hylan

Cruising Downeast Maine by Rowboat

Cruising Downeast Maine by Rowboat

Our Favorite Sailing Rig: The Cutter, by Lin and Larry Pardey

Our Favorite Sailing Rig: The Cutter, by Lin and Larry Pardey

Herreshoff Classic Regatta of 2014—A Report from Bryan Burdick

Herreshoff Classic Regatta of 2014—A Report from Bryan Burdick

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

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

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

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

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

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

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

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

Herstory Matters: the Spidsgatter Pax

Herstory Matters: the Spidsgatter Pax

Surprise Me  Reload

Good Reads: Recommendations by Brion Toss

Good Reads: Recommendations by Brion Toss

Key Events in the Long Life of the Schooner MARTHA

Key Events in the Long Life of the Schooner MARTHA

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

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

A Rock And a Hard Place: Lessons Learned in Going Aground in HOI AN—a guest post by Bob Stephens

A Rock And a Hard Place: Lessons Learned in Going Aground in HOI AN—a guest post by Bob Stephens

Life in a Drop

Life in a Drop

A DAY’S WORK, Part II—an excerpt: River Scows

A DAY’S WORK, Part II—an excerpt: River Scows

Three Tricks of the Trade, by Capt. Havilah Hawkins, Jr.

Three Tricks of the Trade, by Capt. Havilah Hawkins, Jr.

Antique Ingenuity; The Shaw & Tenney Oar Lathe

Antique Ingenuity; The Shaw & Tenney Oar Lathe

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 9 – 2/28/13

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 9 – 2/28/13

Wineglass Wherry

Wineglass Wherry