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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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GRAMP Heads to Mystic Seaport

GRAMP Heads to Mystic Seaport

The storm trysail: A faithful and forgiving foul-weather friend, by Ed Zacko

The storm trysail: A faithful and forgiving foul-weather friend, by Ed Zacko

Why This Skiff?

Why This Skiff?

Charter VELA in Maine This Summer

Charter VELA in Maine This Summer

FLYING FISH Goes to Sea—a Guest Post by Jack Bassett and Carolyn Shubert

FLYING FISH Goes to Sea—a Guest Post by Jack Bassett and Carolyn Shubert

Restoring SPARKLE

Restoring SPARKLE

Fine Boat Designs – SPARKLE, A Speedy Sloop With A Whaleboat Heritage

Fine Boat Designs – SPARKLE, A Speedy Sloop With A Whaleboat Heritage

Surgery For TODDY II by Dr. Brion Rieff

Surgery For TODDY II by Dr. Brion Rieff

Resizing a Boat Design—Some Things to Think About

Resizing a Boat Design—Some Things to Think About

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 2: Rescuing the 8-Meter Sailboat VARG

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 2: Rescuing the 8-Meter Sailboat VARG

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

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

My Favorite OCH Videos (and Why), by Co-Founder Eric Blake

My Favorite OCH Videos (and Why), by Co-Founder Eric Blake

Surprise Me  Reload

Urban Outlaw and Porsche Passion

Urban Outlaw and Porsche Passion

Georgia’s Golden Isles, a Guest Blog by Anne Bryant

Georgia’s Golden Isles, a Guest Blog by Anne Bryant

GRAMP Heads to Mystic Seaport

GRAMP Heads to Mystic Seaport

Bevin’s Skiff

Bevin’s Skiff

My Favorite Dinghy – The Nutshell Pram, by Harry Bryan

My Favorite Dinghy – The Nutshell Pram, by Harry Bryan

Houseboat Design Contest – The Grand Prize Winners

Houseboat Design Contest – The Grand Prize Winners

Willie Nelson, Walt Wilkins, and OCH

Willie Nelson, Walt Wilkins, and OCH

The Soul Behind Our Videos

The Soul Behind Our Videos

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

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

Hop In and Buckle Up for the National Championships

Hop In and Buckle Up for the National Championships