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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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Brion Toss: Once in Ten Thousand Years

Brion Toss: Once in Ten Thousand Years

Turning the Page – Karen and Jim’s Excellent Adventure

Turning the Page – Karen and Jim’s Excellent Adventure

“Sailing Una” – By Leney Breeden

“Sailing Una” – By Leney Breeden

My Favorite Sailing Rig and Why, by Brion Toss

My Favorite Sailing Rig and Why, by Brion Toss

All At Sea

All At Sea

Good Reads: Recommendations by Gubby Williams

Good Reads: Recommendations by Gubby Williams

Good Reads: Recommendations by Ben Fuller

Good Reads: Recommendations by Ben Fuller

Good Reads: Recommendations by Doug Hylan

Good Reads: Recommendations by Doug Hylan

Good Reads: Recommendations by Karen Sullivan

Good Reads: Recommendations by Karen Sullivan

Good Reads: Recommendations by Brion Toss

Good Reads: Recommendations by Brion Toss

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

Three Tricks of the Rigging Trade

Three Tricks of the Rigging Trade

Surprise Me  Reload

Why Choose A Traditionally Built Boat?

Why Choose A Traditionally Built Boat?

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #5 and #6 from Tom’s Shore Team

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #5 and #6 from Tom’s Shore Team

Learning from Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What it Taught Me, by Havilah Hawkins.

Learning from Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What it Taught Me, by Havilah Hawkins.

Catspaw Dinghy

Catspaw Dinghy

My Favorite Dinghy – Fatty Knees, by Lin Pardey

My Favorite Dinghy – Fatty Knees, by Lin Pardey

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #10 – Penrhyn Island – “Paradise under the Sun”

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #10 – Penrhyn Island – “Paradise under the Sun”

Houseboat Design Contest — Other Good Ideas

Houseboat Design Contest — Other Good Ideas

Lodestar Books; Don’t Miss Checking It Out!

Lodestar Books; Don’t Miss Checking It Out!

Peening Rivets Faster

Peening Rivets Faster

Painting a Beetle Cat Sailboat on the Beach

Painting a Beetle Cat Sailboat on the Beach