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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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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

Turning the Page – Karen and Jim’s Excellent Adventure

Turning the Page – Karen and Jim’s Excellent Adventure

Why This Skiff?

Why This Skiff?

Charter VELA in Maine This Summer

Charter VELA in Maine This Summer

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

A Good Boat and a Great Client — The RAVEN Project

A Good Boat and a Great Client — The RAVEN Project

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

Giffy and Carol: A Hurricane Story from 1954

Giffy and Carol: A Hurricane Story from 1954

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

Surprise Me  Reload

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why) – The Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 25, Herreshoff 12.5 & Whio

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why) – The Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 25, Herreshoff 12.5 & Whio

PACIFIC and the McMenemys

PACIFIC and the McMenemys

Fine Boat Designs – GROS MORNE, A 40′ Motorsailer by Eldredge-McInnis

Fine Boat Designs – GROS MORNE, A 40′ Motorsailer by Eldredge-McInnis

Fitz Henry Lane by Bill Mayher and Maynard Bray

Fitz Henry Lane by Bill Mayher and Maynard Bray

Why This Skiff?

Why This Skiff?

Women Boatbuilders in Oregon, Tasmania, and Scotland — a Guest Blog by Anne Bray

Women Boatbuilders in Oregon, Tasmania, and Scotland — a Guest Blog by Anne Bray

The Who’s Who that Inspired Me to Boats

The Who’s Who that Inspired Me to Boats

CRADLE to GRAVE: Photos from Penobscot Marine Museum

CRADLE to GRAVE: Photos from Penobscot Marine Museum

Building a Quarter-sized Skiff; A Post by OCH Guide Harry Bryan

Building a Quarter-sized Skiff; A Post by OCH Guide Harry Bryan

Restoring the Herreshoff S-Boat Mischief, 2nd Episode

Restoring the Herreshoff S-Boat Mischief, 2nd Episode