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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 Sailing Rig and Why, by Brion Toss

My Favorite Sailing Rig and Why, by Brion Toss

Three Tricks of the Rigging Trade

Three Tricks of the Rigging Trade

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 1

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, 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

Tom Robinson’s Rescue

Tom Robinson’s Rescue

Whatever Floats

Whatever Floats

Building and Launching JIMMY D, a 32′ Cornish Gig from the “Champlain Longboats” Program

Building and Launching JIMMY D, a 32′ Cornish Gig from the “Champlain Longboats” Program

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 2: Rescuing the 8-Meter Sailboat VARG

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 2: Rescuing the 8-Meter Sailboat VARG

The First of Three Sailing Yawlboats Takes Shape

The First of Three Sailing Yawlboats Takes Shape