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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

Building a Chesapeake Log Canoe by John Cook

Building a Chesapeake Log Canoe by John Cook

Turning the Page – Karen and Jim’s Excellent Adventure

Turning the Page – Karen and Jim’s Excellent Adventure

“Passage to Haiti” – Part 2, The Village of Île-à-Vache

“Passage to Haiti” – Part 2, The Village of Île-à-Vache

“Passage to Haiti” – Part 1, The Voyage, by Nat Benjamin

“Passage to Haiti” – Part 1, The Voyage, by Nat Benjamin

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

NO ORDINARY BEING: Lewellyn Howland talks about his biography of W. Starling Burgess

NO ORDINARY BEING: Lewellyn Howland talks about his biography of W. Starling Burgess

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 Nat Benjamin

Good Reads: Recommendations by Nat Benjamin

Good Reads: Recommendations by Doug Hylan

Good Reads: Recommendations by Doug Hylan

Surprise Me  Reload

Good Reads, Recommendations by Steve Stone

Good Reads, Recommendations by Steve Stone

Tiny Ripple Dinghy

Tiny Ripple Dinghy

My Favorite Rig and Why—The Unstayed Mast, by Ellen Massey Leonard

My Favorite Rig and Why—The Unstayed Mast, by Ellen Massey Leonard

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Influence of a Place and Many People

The Influence of a Place and Many People

Good Reads, Recommendations by Queene Foster

Good Reads, Recommendations by Queene Foster

Learning from Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What it Taught Me.

Learning from Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What it Taught Me.

Twenty-two-foot Cruising Catboat, Beautifully Depicted

Twenty-two-foot Cruising Catboat, Beautifully Depicted

Belfast, Maine, and Northeast Boat Welcome Boats Built of Wood

Belfast, Maine, and Northeast Boat Welcome Boats Built of Wood

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)