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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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SHELDRAKE, A Charming Little Keel Sloop Designed by OCH Guide Nat Benjamin

SHELDRAKE, A Charming Little Keel Sloop Designed by OCH Guide Nat Benjamin

The Concordia Yawl Story; Another View by Llewellyn Howland III

The Concordia Yawl Story; Another View by Llewellyn Howland III

An Excerpt from ‘The Dinghy Cruising Companion,’ by Roger Barnes

An Excerpt from ‘The Dinghy Cruising Companion,’ by Roger Barnes

Good Reads: Recommendations by Lance Lee

Good Reads: Recommendations by Lance Lee

Good Reads: Recommendations by Gubby Williams

Good Reads: Recommendations by Gubby Williams

Good Reads: Recommendations by Walt Ansel

Good Reads: Recommendations by Walt Ansel

Good Reads: Recommendations by Geoff Kerr

Good Reads: Recommendations by Geoff Kerr

Small Boats, High Calling. The Influence of Steve Corkery.

Small Boats, High Calling. The Influence of Steve Corkery.

Three Boats I Lust After (and Why), by Peter Neill

Three Boats I Lust After (and Why), by Peter Neill

Surprise Me  Reload

A DAY’S WORK, Part II—an excerpt

A DAY’S WORK, Part II—an excerpt

Ruby Slipper, a 23′ Daysailer by Doug Hylan

Ruby Slipper, a 23′ Daysailer by Doug Hylan

Small Boats, High Calling. The Influence of Steve Corkery.

Small Boats, High Calling. The Influence of Steve Corkery.

The Influence of Plato in Foulweather Gear

The Influence of Plato in Foulweather Gear

Fine Boat Designs – SPARKLE, A Speedy Sloop With A Whaleboat Heritage

Fine Boat Designs – SPARKLE, A Speedy Sloop With A Whaleboat Heritage

My Favorite Rig and Why—A Guide Post by Doug Hylan

My Favorite Rig and Why—A Guide Post by Doug Hylan

A Few of Our “Most Useful” Videos

A Few of Our “Most Useful” Videos

My Favorite Rig and Why — The Gaff Rig, a Guide Post by Tom Cunliffe

My Favorite Rig and Why — The Gaff Rig, a Guide Post by Tom Cunliffe

Three Boats I Lust After (and Why), by Nat Benjamin

Three Boats I Lust After (and Why), by Nat Benjamin

Restoring a Herreshoff Fishers Island 31, Part 1 – Reframing Upside Down

Restoring a Herreshoff Fishers Island 31, Part 1 – Reframing Upside Down