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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 Influence of Plato in Foulweather Gear

The Influence of Plato in Foulweather Gear

My Favorite Rig and Why—The Unstayed Mast, by Ellen Massey Leonard

My Favorite Rig and Why—The Unstayed Mast, by Ellen Massey Leonard

Boat Photos from Maynard Bray, Part 4

Boat Photos from Maynard Bray, Part 4

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

Chopping Dugouts in Japan; a post by Douglas Brooks

Chopping Dugouts in Japan; a post by Douglas Brooks

Newbert & Wallace of Thomaston, Maine, Part 2

Newbert & Wallace of Thomaston, Maine, Part 2

Our Most Valuable Secret NON-Boat Gear, Part 1

Our Most Valuable Secret NON-Boat Gear, Part 1

Learning from Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What it Taught Me by Jane Ahlfeld

Learning from Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What it Taught Me by Jane Ahlfeld

Why I Own A Wooden Boat, by Harry Bryan

Why I Own A Wooden Boat, by Harry Bryan

Why This Skiff?

Why This Skiff?