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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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Three Boats I Lust After (and Why), by Nat Benjamin

Three Boats I Lust After (and Why), by Nat Benjamin

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

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

The Influence of a Boat and Ben

The Influence of a Boat and Ben

Puffin Dinghy 10

Puffin Dinghy 10

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #11 – Island Happenings

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #11 – Island Happenings

Jim Payne’s Crooked Nutshell Oars

Jim Payne’s Crooked Nutshell Oars

Long Ends or Short? A Design Blog by Doug Hylan

Long Ends or Short? A Design Blog by Doug Hylan

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

EVE, An Electric Launch by Doug Hylan

EVE, An Electric Launch by Doug Hylan

Painting a Beetle Cat Sailboat on the Beach

Painting a Beetle Cat Sailboat on the Beach