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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

SHELDRAKE, A Charming Little Keel Sloop Designed by OCH Guide Nat Benjamin

SHELDRAKE, A Charming Little Keel Sloop Designed by OCH Guide Nat Benjamin

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

CREEK CRAWLER, A Simple Trailerable Houseboat by Havilah Hawkins

CREEK CRAWLER, A Simple Trailerable Houseboat by Havilah Hawkins

Walkabout Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 10 – 3/24/13

Walkabout Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 10 – 3/24/13

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 5 – 11/11/12

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 5 – 11/11/12

James Wakefield Rescue Row on Lake Champlain

James Wakefield Rescue Row on Lake Champlain

Walkabout in Port Townsend, Washington

Walkabout in Port Townsend, Washington

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

Scrollwork and How to Carve It

Scrollwork and How to Carve It

Why Choose A Traditionally Built Boat?

Why Choose A Traditionally Built Boat?

Three Boats I Lust After (and Why), by Peter Neill

Three Boats I Lust After (and Why), by Peter Neill

Surprise Me  Reload

Good Reads: Recommendations by Walt Ansel

Good Reads: Recommendations by Walt Ansel

Insider’s Guide to the 2016 WoodenBoat Show

Insider’s Guide to the 2016 WoodenBoat Show

A Busy Day at the Victoria Classic Boat Festival

A Busy Day at the Victoria Classic Boat Festival

The First of Three Sailing Yawlboats Takes Shape

The First of Three Sailing Yawlboats Takes Shape

Restoring a Herreshoff Fishers Island 31, Part 2: Frames; Fastenings; Stem; Sheer Clamps—All Upside Down

Restoring a Herreshoff Fishers Island 31, Part 2: Frames; Fastenings; Stem; Sheer Clamps—All Upside Down

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

Boat Photos from Maynard Bray, Part 1

Boat Photos from Maynard Bray, Part 1

The Snow Row

The Snow Row

Simplify Sail Changes — When Solo, Planning is the Key to Smooth Sailing by Karen Sullivan

Simplify Sail Changes — When Solo, Planning is the Key to Smooth Sailing by Karen Sullivan

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #8 – Greetings from Tongareva

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #8 – Greetings from Tongareva