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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.
Building and Launching JIMMY D, a 32′ Cornish Gig from the “Champlain Longboats” Program
Building and Launching JIMMY D, a 32′ Cornish Gig from the “Champlain Longboats” Program
SHELDRAKE, A Charming Little Keel Sloop Designed by OCH Guide Nat Benjamin
SHELDRAKE, A Charming Little Keel Sloop Designed by OCH Guide Nat Benjamin
Fine Boat Designs: CARINA, a Cute Ketch by Aage Nielsen
Fine Boat Designs: CARINA, a Cute Ketch by Aage Nielsen
Our Favorite Sailing Rig: The Cutter, by Lin and Larry Pardey
Our Favorite Sailing Rig: The Cutter, by Lin and Larry Pardey
Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 3: Day Tripping North, then West
Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 3: Day Tripping North, then West
Why Attempt the Northwest Passage? One Woman’s Inspiration and Goals
Why Attempt the Northwest Passage? One Woman’s Inspiration and Goals
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
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Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #9 – Peru to Penrhyn Island: A Brief Recapitulation
Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #9 – Peru to Penrhyn Island: A Brief Recapitulation
“Passage to Haiti” – Part 1, The Voyage, by Nat Benjamin
“Passage to Haiti” – Part 1, The Voyage, by Nat Benjamin
Learning from Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What it Taught Me.
Learning from Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What it Taught Me.
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
Belfast, Maine, and Northeast Boat Welcome Boats Built of Wood
Belfast, Maine, and Northeast Boat Welcome Boats Built of Wood
1,200 Miles in Eight Days – Seeing the Intracoastal Waterway by Outboard
1,200 Miles in Eight Days – Seeing the Intracoastal Waterway by Outboard
