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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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Walker Bay 10 – Performance Sail Kit

Walker Bay 10 – Performance Sail Kit

Long Ends or Short? A Design Blog by Doug Hylan

Long Ends or Short? A Design Blog by Doug Hylan

Carvel Construction; John’s Bay Boat Co. Builds a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part I

Carvel Construction; John’s Bay Boat Co. Builds a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part I

My Favorite OCH Videos (and Why), by Co-Founder Ben Mendlowitz

My Favorite OCH Videos (and Why), by Co-Founder Ben Mendlowitz

Bob Douglas

Bob Douglas

An OCH-Style Community Boathouse by Dick Wagner

An OCH-Style Community Boathouse by Dick Wagner

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

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

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

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

The Sterns of Brooklin Boat Yard

The Sterns of Brooklin Boat Yard