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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

Why This Skiff?

Why This Skiff?

Charter VELA in Maine This Summer

Charter VELA in Maine This Summer

A Good Boat and a Great Client — The RAVEN Project

A Good Boat and a Great Client — The RAVEN Project

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

Small Boat, Large Experience – by Karen Larson

Small Boat, Large Experience – by Karen Larson

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

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

Viva Vixen; New Life for a 15-Square Meter Sloop, Part 2

Viva Vixen; New Life for a 15-Square Meter Sloop, Part 2

Viva Vixen; New Life for a 15-Square Meter Sloop, Part I

Viva Vixen; New Life for a 15-Square Meter Sloop, Part I

Women Boatbuilders in Oregon, Tasmania, and Scotland — a Guest Blog by Anne Bray

Women Boatbuilders in Oregon, Tasmania, and Scotland — a Guest Blog by Anne Bray

Walkabout Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 10 – 3/24/13

Walkabout Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 10 – 3/24/13

Surprise Me  Reload

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

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard – Winter 2016

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard – Winter 2016

Installing a Teak Boat Deck on the 47′ Sloop Lark

Installing a Teak Boat Deck on the 47′ Sloop Lark

A Voyage Through Tasmania’s Southwest Wilderness – Part I, by Bruce Stannard

A Voyage Through Tasmania’s Southwest Wilderness – Part I, by Bruce Stannard

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

A Playlist for Slowing Down

A Playlist for Slowing Down

Ruby Slipper, a 23′ Daysailer by Doug Hylan

Ruby Slipper, a 23′ Daysailer by Doug Hylan

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 8

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 8

FLYING FISH Goes to Sea—a Guest Post by Jack Bassett and Carolyn Shubert

FLYING FISH Goes to Sea—a Guest Post by Jack Bassett and Carolyn Shubert

Three Tricks of the Trade, by Capt. Havilah Hawkins, Jr.

Three Tricks of the Trade, by Capt. Havilah Hawkins, Jr.