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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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My Favorite Dinghy – Fatty Knees, by Lin Pardey

My Favorite Dinghy – Fatty Knees, by Lin Pardey

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

Our Favorite Sailing Rig: The Cutter, by Lin and Larry Pardey

Our Favorite Sailing Rig: The Cutter, by Lin and Larry Pardey

Lodestar Books; Don’t Miss Checking It Out!

Lodestar Books; Don’t Miss Checking It Out!

Ginny Jones Reviews THE WHALEBOAT’s Latest Edition

Ginny Jones Reviews THE WHALEBOAT’s Latest Edition

173-Year-Old Whaleship Charles W. Morgan Comes to Vineyard Haven

173-Year-Old Whaleship Charles W. Morgan Comes to Vineyard Haven

Hatches That Are Watertight, Easy to Maintain, and Handsome

Hatches That Are Watertight, Easy to Maintain, and Handsome

Good Reads: Recommendations by Ginny Jones

Good Reads: Recommendations by Ginny Jones

Good Reads: Recommendations by Lin & Larry Pardey

Good Reads: Recommendations by Lin & Larry Pardey

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why) – The Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 25, Herreshoff 12.5 & Whio

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why) – The Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 25, Herreshoff 12.5 & Whio

Bob Douglas

Bob Douglas

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

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

Surprise Me  Reload

The Straight Truth About OCH (from our Members)

The Straight Truth About OCH (from our Members)

Dulcibella Tender

Dulcibella Tender

Building Boat Interiors Upside Down

Building Boat Interiors Upside Down

Three Tricks of the Trade That I Think Others Should Know About, by Kaci Cronkhite

Three Tricks of the Trade That I Think Others Should Know About, by Kaci Cronkhite

Musings While Whalewatching at Kauai, by Peter Neill

Musings While Whalewatching at Kauai, by Peter Neill

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

Are You Scared of Your Boat? (Reality Check)

Are You Scared of Your Boat? (Reality Check)

The Sculptor Within

The Sculptor Within

Dire Strait — An Excerpt from As Long As It’s Fun, by Herb McCormick

Dire Strait — An Excerpt from As Long As It’s Fun, by Herb McCormick

Small Boat, Large Experience – by Karen Larson

Small Boat, Large Experience – by Karen Larson