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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

Restoring SPARKLE

Restoring SPARKLE

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

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

Three Boats I Lust After and Why; A Guest Blog by Jim Giblin

Three Boats I Lust After and Why; A Guest Blog by Jim Giblin

A Sail in the Herreshoff S-boat Mischief

A Sail in the Herreshoff S-boat Mischief

In My Shop: A Fox, a Willow, a Phoenix, a Skerrie Skiff & a Pram

In My Shop: A Fox, a Willow, a Phoenix, a Skerrie Skiff & a Pram

Surprise Me  Reload

Three Tricks of the Rigging Trade

Three Tricks of the Rigging Trade

Good Reads: Recommendations by Nat Benjamin

Good Reads: Recommendations by Nat Benjamin

The Influence of a Boat and Ben

The Influence of a Boat and Ben

A Few of Our “Most Useful” Videos

A Few of Our “Most Useful” Videos

BONNY BRIDE Progress — Restoring a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part 8: A New-Old Engine

BONNY BRIDE Progress — Restoring a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part 8: A New-Old Engine

Beach Pea Tender

Beach Pea Tender

A DAY’S WORK, Part II—an excerpt: Friendship Sloops

A DAY’S WORK, Part II—an excerpt: Friendship Sloops

Good Reads: Recommendations by Jane Ahlfeld

Good Reads: Recommendations by Jane Ahlfeld

Notes on Boat Design, Part 1 — The Case for Going Slower

Notes on Boat Design, Part 1 — The Case for Going Slower

The Who’s Who that Inspired Me to Boats

The Who’s Who that Inspired Me to Boats