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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 Yawl Rig – My Favorite Rig and Why by Dick Wagner

The Yawl Rig – My Favorite Rig and Why by Dick Wagner

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

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

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

The Who’s Who that Inspired Me to Boats

The Who’s Who that Inspired Me to Boats

Thoughts About Islands

Thoughts About Islands

Building Before Sailing

Building Before Sailing

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

Peening Rivets Faster

Peening Rivets Faster

BONNY BRIDE Progress — Restoring a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part 7: De-greasing, New Frame Ends, Replacing Rusty Bolts

BONNY BRIDE Progress — Restoring a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part 7: De-greasing, New Frame Ends, Replacing Rusty Bolts

Revisiting “Between Wind and Water” by Gerald Warner Brace

Revisiting “Between Wind and Water” by Gerald Warner Brace