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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

The Education of Myles Thurlow: A Proper Apprenticeship

The Education of Myles Thurlow: A Proper Apprenticeship

My Favorite Sailing Rig and Why, by Brion Toss

My Favorite Sailing Rig and Why, by Brion Toss

Good Reads, Recommendations by Maynard Bray

Good Reads, Recommendations by Maynard Bray

Good Reads, Recommendations by Havilah Hawkins

Good Reads, Recommendations by Havilah Hawkins

Good Reads, Recommendations by Steve Stone

Good Reads, Recommendations by Steve Stone

Good Reads: Recommendations by Ben Fuller

Good Reads: Recommendations by Ben Fuller

Good Reads: Recommendations by Karen Sullivan

Good Reads: Recommendations by Karen Sullivan

Good Reads: Recommendations by Bill Thomas

Good Reads: Recommendations by Bill Thomas

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

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

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

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 4 – 10/22/12

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 4 – 10/22/12

Dreaming of a Herreshoff Golden Ball, with Wayne Roberts

Dreaming of a Herreshoff Golden Ball, with Wayne Roberts

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

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

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 10

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 10

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

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

“How’s Tom Robinson Doing?”

“How’s Tom Robinson Doing?”

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 1

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 1

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

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)