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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

Cruising Downeast Maine by Rowboat

Cruising Downeast Maine by Rowboat

“Sailing Una” – By Leney Breeden

“Sailing Una” – By Leney Breeden

Why This Skiff?

Why This Skiff?

Charter VELA in Maine This Summer

Charter VELA in Maine This Summer

SELKIE—My Personal Dreamboat: A 23′ Keel-centerboard Sloop

SELKIE—My Personal Dreamboat: A 23′ Keel-centerboard Sloop

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

Rescuing the 83-foot Motor Yacht KALMIA, Part IV (Conclusion); An Excerpt by Anne (Pete) Baker

Rescuing the 83-foot Motor Yacht KALMIA, Part IV (Conclusion); An Excerpt by Anne (Pete) Baker

Rescuing the 83-foot Motor Yacht KALMIA, Part III; An Excerpt by Anne (Pete) Baker

Rescuing the 83-foot Motor Yacht KALMIA, Part III; An Excerpt by Anne (Pete) Baker

Rescuing the 83-foot Motor Yacht KALMIA, Part II; An Excerpt by Anne (Pete) Baker

Rescuing the 83-foot Motor Yacht KALMIA, Part II; An Excerpt by Anne (Pete) Baker

Rescuing the 83-foot Motor Yacht KALMIA; An Excerpt by Anne (Pete) Baker

Rescuing the 83-foot Motor Yacht KALMIA; An Excerpt by Anne (Pete) Baker

My Favorite OCH Videos (and Why), by Co-Founder Eric Blake

My Favorite OCH Videos (and Why), by Co-Founder Eric Blake

Surprise Me  Reload

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 3: Day Tripping North, then West

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 3: Day Tripping North, then West

Good Reads, Recommendations by Benjamin Mendlowitz

Good Reads, Recommendations by Benjamin Mendlowitz

Reframing the 1934 Sloop PORPOISE

Reframing the 1934 Sloop PORPOISE

Restoring a Herreshoff Fishers Island 31, Part 10: Sailing

Restoring a Herreshoff Fishers Island 31, Part 10: Sailing

Good reads, recommendations by Eric Blake

Good reads, recommendations by Eric Blake

Wineglass Wherry

Wineglass Wherry

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

Tiny Ripple Dinghy

Tiny Ripple Dinghy

Projects at Two Daughters Boatworks

Projects at Two Daughters Boatworks

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 12

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 12