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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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Learning From Experience: My Biggest Disaster and What It Taught Me

Learning From Experience: My Biggest Disaster and What It Taught Me

My Favorite Sailing Rigs and Why, by Iain Oughtred

My Favorite Sailing Rigs and Why, by Iain Oughtred

My Favorite OCH Videos (and Why), by Co-Founder Eric Blake

My Favorite OCH Videos (and Why), by Co-Founder Eric Blake

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

Where Should I Go To Become A Sailor?

Where Should I Go To Become A Sailor?

Bill Page: Boatbuilder and Market Maker

Bill Page: Boatbuilder and Market Maker

Tom Robinson’s Rescue

Tom Robinson’s Rescue

Painting a Beetle Cat Sailboat on the Beach

Painting a Beetle Cat Sailboat on the Beach

Good Reads: Recommendations by Bill Thomas

Good Reads: Recommendations by Bill Thomas

Good Reads, Recommendations by Steve Stone

Good Reads, Recommendations by Steve Stone