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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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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

Thoughts About Islands

Thoughts About Islands

Good Reads: Recommendations by Brion Toss

Good Reads: Recommendations by Brion Toss

Where Should I Go To Become A Sailor?

Where Should I Go To Become A Sailor?

Rescuing the 83-foot Motor Yacht KALMIA, Part II; An Excerpt by Anne (Pete) Baker

Rescuing the 83-foot Motor Yacht KALMIA, Part II; An Excerpt by Anne (Pete) Baker

Are You Scared of Your Boat? (Reality Check)

Are You Scared of Your Boat? (Reality Check)

Musings While Whalewatching at Kauai, by Peter Neill

Musings While Whalewatching at Kauai, by Peter Neill

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

Good Reads, Recommendations by Havilah Hawkins

Good Reads, Recommendations by Havilah Hawkins

Restoring the Herreshoff S-boat Mischief

Restoring the Herreshoff S-boat Mischief