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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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Welcome to Douarnenez — This Place Is Different

Welcome to Douarnenez — This Place Is Different

The Off Center Contest

The Off Center Contest

Are You Scared of Your Boat? (Reality Check)

Are You Scared of Your Boat? (Reality Check)

Tom Robinson’s “Thank You Card” to Off Center Harbor

Tom Robinson’s “Thank You Card” to Off Center Harbor

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

GRAMP Heads to Mystic Seaport

GRAMP Heads to Mystic Seaport

Boatbuilding: Instruction in the Art of Life—A Guest Blog by Lawrence W. Cheek

Boatbuilding: Instruction in the Art of Life—A Guest Blog by Lawrence W. Cheek

Cambodian Canoes, Part 2: Small Outboard-Powered Canoes in the North of Cambodia

Cambodian Canoes, Part 2: Small Outboard-Powered Canoes in the North of Cambodia

Short Ends; Long Waterlines

Short Ends; Long Waterlines

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 1

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 1