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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

Why This Skiff?

Why This Skiff?

Charter VELA in Maine This Summer

Charter VELA in Maine This Summer

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

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

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

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

Scrollwork and How to Carve It

Scrollwork and How to Carve It

Why Choose A Traditionally Built Boat?

Why Choose A Traditionally Built Boat?

Surprise Me  Reload

Our Most Valuable Secret NON-Boat Gear, Part 1

Our Most Valuable Secret NON-Boat Gear, Part 1

The Sterns of Brooklin Boat Yard

The Sterns of Brooklin Boat Yard

Urban Outlaw and Porsche Passion

Urban Outlaw and Porsche Passion

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

Tasmania & the Australian Wooden Boat Festival

Tasmania & the Australian Wooden Boat Festival

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

Hybrid Propulsion for the 48′ Cutter LUCAYO; How Does it Compare to a Diesel Auxiliary?

Hybrid Propulsion for the 48′ Cutter LUCAYO; How Does it Compare to a Diesel Auxiliary?

Learning from Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What it Taught Me by Jane Ahlfeld

Learning from Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What it Taught Me by Jane Ahlfeld

Bevin’s Skiff

Bevin’s Skiff

Beach Pea Tender

Beach Pea Tender