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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.
Kayak with a Water-Bed-Hammock in the Cuddle Corner
Kayak with a Water-Bed-Hammock in the Cuddle Corner
BERET, A Low-Impact Coastal & River Cruiser by OCH Guide Doug Hylan
BERET, A Low-Impact Coastal & River Cruiser by OCH Guide Doug Hylan
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
Rare Birds: Classic Boats Offshore; A Guest Blog by Ellen Massey Leonard
Rare Birds: Classic Boats Offshore; A Guest Blog by Ellen Massey Leonard
Learning From Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What It Taught Me
Learning From Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What It Taught Me
Learning from Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What it Taught Me.
Learning from Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What it Taught Me.
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Three Boats I Lust After (and Why), by Nat Benjamin
Three Boats I Lust After (and Why), by Nat Benjamin
Elegant Details on Wooden Boats – Oarlock Pads, by Maynard Bray
Elegant Details on Wooden Boats – Oarlock Pads, by Maynard Bray
Origins of the Keel/Centerboard: Why American Sailors Stuck with a Movable Appendage by Rob Mazza
Origins of the Keel/Centerboard: Why American Sailors Stuck with a Movable Appendage by Rob Mazza
Learning From Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What It Taught Me
Learning From Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What It Taught Me
