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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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Turning the Page – Karen and Jim’s Excellent Adventure

Turning the Page – Karen and Jim’s Excellent Adventure

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

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

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

My Favorite Rig and Why — The Gaff Rig, a Guide Post by Tom Cunliffe

My Favorite Rig and Why — The Gaff Rig, a Guide Post by Tom Cunliffe

All At Sea

All At Sea

Notes on Boat Design, Part II—Three Basic Hull Types

Notes on Boat Design, Part II—Three Basic Hull Types

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

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

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 2 – 10/5/12

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 2 – 10/5/12

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

Painting a Beetle Cat Sailboat on the Beach

Painting a Beetle Cat Sailboat on the Beach

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

Surprise Me  Reload

MAINE ON GLASS: Maritime Images of Eastern Illustrated

MAINE ON GLASS: Maritime Images of Eastern Illustrated

Murray Peterson’s Designs: CURLEW, a Cowhorn

Murray Peterson’s Designs: CURLEW, a Cowhorn

The Straight Truth About OCH (from our Members)

The Straight Truth About OCH (from our Members)

Hatches That Are Watertight, Easy to Maintain, and Handsome

Hatches That Are Watertight, Easy to Maintain, and Handsome

Restoring a Herreshoff Fishers Island 31, Part 8: Cabin, Keel & Interior

Restoring a Herreshoff Fishers Island 31, Part 8: Cabin, Keel & Interior

Three Cruiser Friendly Towns in a Row; Aboard MIMI ROSE with Anne Bryant

Three Cruiser Friendly Towns in a Row; Aboard MIMI ROSE with Anne Bryant

Messing About—A Guest Blog by Ellen Massey Leonard

Messing About—A Guest Blog by Ellen Massey Leonard

In the Two Daughters Boatworks Shop

In the Two Daughters Boatworks Shop

Remembering Llewellyn Howland III

Remembering Llewellyn Howland III

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #21: Notes From Pago Pago – American Samoa

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #21: Notes From Pago Pago – American Samoa