Search With Filters

(Click the arrow to minimize)
Filters

Guide Posts

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.

PACIFIC and the McMenemys

PACIFIC and the McMenemys

Fine Boat Designs: CARINA, a Cute Ketch by Aage Nielsen

Fine Boat Designs: CARINA, a Cute Ketch by Aage Nielsen

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

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

My Favorite Rig and Why — A Fembøring Norse Square Rig, by Lance Lee

My Favorite Rig and Why — A Fembøring Norse Square Rig, by Lance Lee

Hatches That Are Watertight, Easy to Maintain, and Handsome

Hatches That Are Watertight, Easy to Maintain, and Handsome

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

Giffy and Carol: A Hurricane Story from 1954

Giffy and Carol: A Hurricane Story from 1954

Building Before Sailing

Building Before Sailing

The First of Three Sailing Yawlboats Takes Shape

The First of Three Sailing Yawlboats Takes Shape

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

Surprise Me 

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

A Simple Electrical System for the Herreshoff S-class Sloop Mischief

A Simple Electrical System for the Herreshoff S-class Sloop Mischief

Lodestar Books; Don’t Miss Checking It Out!

Lodestar Books; Don’t Miss Checking It Out!

Cambodian Canoes, Part 2: Small Outboard-Powered Canoes in the North of Cambodia

Cambodian Canoes, Part 2: Small Outboard-Powered Canoes in the North of Cambodia

My Favorite Rig and Why—The Gaff Rigged Schooner, by Havilah Hawkins

My Favorite Rig and Why—The Gaff Rigged Schooner, by Havilah Hawkins

Murray Peterson’s Designs: TRUANT to EAGLE; An Awesome Conversion

Murray Peterson’s Designs: TRUANT to EAGLE; An Awesome Conversion

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

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

Rescuing the 83-foot Motor Yacht KALMIA, Part IV (Conclusion); An Excerpt by Anne (Pete) Baker

Rescuing the 83-foot Motor Yacht KALMIA, Part IV (Conclusion); An Excerpt by Anne (Pete) Baker

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

BONNY BRIDE Progress — Restoring a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part 10 — Windshield, Trunk Cabin & Side Deck

BONNY BRIDE Progress — Restoring a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part 10 — Windshield, Trunk Cabin & Side Deck