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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.
How Sailboat Rudders Evolved: Current Designs Arrived Via Varied Routes, by Rob Mazza
How Sailboat Rudders Evolved: Current Designs Arrived Via Varied Routes, by Rob Mazza
Origins of the Keel/Centerboard: Why American Sailors Stuck with a Movable Appendage by Rob Mazza
Origins of the Keel/Centerboard: Why American Sailors Stuck with a Movable Appendage by Rob Mazza
Delivering a Leaker in the “Tin Pump” Era; A Tale From a 1927 Motorboat magazine.
Delivering a Leaker in the “Tin Pump” Era; A Tale From a 1927 Motorboat magazine.
Our Favorite Sailing Rig: The Cutter, by Lin and Larry Pardey
Our Favorite Sailing Rig: The Cutter, by Lin and Larry Pardey
My Favorite Rig and Why — A Fembøring Norse Square Rig, by Lance Lee
My Favorite Rig and Why — A Fembøring Norse Square Rig, by Lance Lee
Hatches That Are Watertight, Easy to Maintain, and Handsome
Hatches That Are Watertight, Easy to Maintain, and Handsome
Surprise Me
Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 12
Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 12
Restoring a Herreshoff Fishers Island 31, Part 10: Sailing
Restoring a Herreshoff Fishers Island 31, Part 10: Sailing
BONNY BRIDE Progress — Restoring a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part 9 — Skylight, Floors, Bulkhead Repair
BONNY BRIDE Progress — Restoring a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part 9 — Skylight, Floors, Bulkhead Repair
“Anchoring When Solo – The Head-to-Wind Drop Under Sail or Power”
“Anchoring When Solo – The Head-to-Wind Drop Under Sail or Power”
My Favorite Rig and Why—The Gaff Rigged Schooner, by Havilah Hawkins
My Favorite Rig and Why—The Gaff Rigged Schooner, by Havilah Hawkins
Learning From Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What It Taught Me
Learning From Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What It Taught Me
