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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

EVE, An Electric Launch by Doug Hylan

EVE, An Electric Launch by Doug Hylan

Building a Chesapeake Log Canoe by John Cook

Building a Chesapeake Log Canoe by John Cook

The Buzzards Bay 25: An Evolution, of Sorts

The Buzzards Bay 25: An Evolution, of Sorts

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 3: Day Tripping North, then West

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 3: Day Tripping North, then West

Herreshoff Classic Regatta of 2014—A Report from Bryan Burdick

Herreshoff Classic Regatta of 2014—A Report from Bryan Burdick

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

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

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

Boatbuilding: Instruction in the Art of Life—A Guest Blog by Lawrence W. Cheek

Boatbuilding: Instruction in the Art of Life—A Guest Blog by Lawrence W. Cheek

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

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.

Building Before Sailing

Building Before Sailing

Surprise Me  Reload

Building Wooden Boat Steering Wheels at Brooklin Boatyard

Building Wooden Boat Steering Wheels at Brooklin Boatyard

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #12 – Penrhyn Life, Part 1 – An Introduction

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #12 – Penrhyn Life, Part 1 – An Introduction

Tom Robinson’s Rescue

Tom Robinson’s Rescue

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 1

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 1

A Grandparent’s Pleasant Memories

A Grandparent’s Pleasant Memories

IMPERFECTION AND THE WOODEN BOAT, A guest post by Larry Cheek

IMPERFECTION AND THE WOODEN BOAT, A guest post by Larry Cheek

Beginning the Houseboat Design Spiral

Beginning the Houseboat Design Spiral

The First of Three Sailing Yawlboats Takes Shape

The First of Three Sailing Yawlboats Takes Shape

Houseboat Design Contest – Honorable Mentions

Houseboat Design Contest – Honorable Mentions

Members’ Favorites: A Holiday Playlist for 2020

Members’ Favorites: A Holiday Playlist for 2020