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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.
Fine Boat Designs: CARINA, a Cute Ketch by Aage Nielsen
Fine Boat Designs: CARINA, a Cute Ketch by Aage Nielsen
Fine Boat Designs – GROS MORNE, A 40′ Motorsailer by Eldredge-McInnis
Fine Boat Designs – GROS MORNE, A 40′ Motorsailer by Eldredge-McInnis
Our Favorite Sailing Rig: The Cutter, by Lin and Larry Pardey
Our Favorite Sailing Rig: The Cutter, by Lin and Larry Pardey
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
A Composting Head for the Tahiti Ketch EVELYN; A Guest Post by Astra Haldeman
A Composting Head for the Tahiti Ketch EVELYN; A Guest Post by Astra Haldeman
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How Sailboat Rudders Evolved: Current Designs Arrived Via Varied Routes, by Rob Mazza
How Sailboat Rudders Evolved: Current Designs Arrived Via Varied Routes, by Rob Mazza
My Favorite Rig and Why—A Guide Post by Doug Hylan
My Favorite Rig and Why—A Guide Post by Doug Hylan
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
Restoring a Herreshoff Fishers Island 31, Part 5: Raised Panel Bulkheads
Restoring a Herreshoff Fishers Island 31, Part 5: Raised Panel Bulkheads
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
