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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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The storm trysail: A faithful and forgiving foul-weather friend, by Ed Zacko

The storm trysail: A faithful and forgiving foul-weather friend, by Ed Zacko

Manny Palomo and his Dad Build a Boat

Manny Palomo and his Dad Build a Boat

FLYING FISH Goes to Sea—a Guest Post by Jack Bassett and Carolyn Shubert

FLYING FISH Goes to Sea—a Guest Post by Jack Bassett and Carolyn Shubert

Good Reads: Recommendations by Karen Sullivan

Good Reads: Recommendations by Karen Sullivan

Giffy and Carol: A Hurricane Story from 1954

Giffy and Carol: A Hurricane Story from 1954

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

The Snow Row

The Snow Row

Surprise Me  Reload

Barefoot August

Barefoot August

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 9

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 9

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

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

Building Wooden Boat Steering Wheels at Brooklin Boatyard

Building Wooden Boat Steering Wheels at Brooklin Boatyard

BERET, A Low-Impact Coastal & River Cruiser by OCH Guide Doug Hylan

BERET, A Low-Impact Coastal & River Cruiser by OCH Guide Doug Hylan

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

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

Our Most Valuable Secret NON-Boat Gear, Part 1

Our Most Valuable Secret NON-Boat Gear, Part 1

Revisiting “Between Wind and Water” by Gerald Warner Brace

Revisiting “Between Wind and Water” by Gerald Warner Brace

PACIFIC and the McMenemys

PACIFIC and the McMenemys

Learning from Experience: Seasickness – My Biggest Disaster and What It Taught Me

Learning from Experience: Seasickness – My Biggest Disaster and What It Taught Me