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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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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

My Favorite Rig and Why — A Fembøring Norse Square Rig, by Lance Lee

My Favorite Rig and Why — A Fembøring Norse Square Rig, by Lance Lee

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

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

Hatches That Are Watertight, Easy to Maintain, and Handsome

Hatches That Are Watertight, Easy to Maintain, and Handsome

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

Why Choose A Traditionally Built Boat?

Why Choose A Traditionally Built Boat?

Surprise Me  Reload

Good Reads, Recommendations by Maynard Bray

Good Reads, Recommendations by Maynard Bray

Tiny Ripple Dinghy

Tiny Ripple Dinghy

My Favorite OCH Videos, by Maynard Bray

My Favorite OCH Videos, by Maynard Bray

Building Before Sailing

Building Before Sailing

Scrollwork and How to Carve It

Scrollwork and How to Carve It

James Wakefield Rescue Row on Lake Champlain

James Wakefield Rescue Row on Lake Champlain

Projects at Two Daughters Boatworks

Projects at Two Daughters Boatworks

Good Reads: Recommendations by Harry Bryan

Good Reads: Recommendations by Harry Bryan

What About CONSUELO? by Maynard Bray & N.G. Herreshoff

What About CONSUELO? by Maynard Bray & N.G. Herreshoff

Women of the Working Waterfront: Port Townsend

Women of the Working Waterfront: Port Townsend