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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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Painting a Beetle Cat Sailboat on the Beach

Painting a Beetle Cat Sailboat on the Beach

Building a Quarter-sized Skiff; A Post by OCH Guide Harry Bryan

Building a Quarter-sized Skiff; A Post by OCH Guide Harry Bryan

Women of the Working Waterfront: Port Townsend

Women of the Working Waterfront: Port Townsend

The Secret to Happiness, Part 2

The Secret to Happiness, Part 2

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #8 – Greetings from Tongareva

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #8 – Greetings from Tongareva

My Favorite Rig and Why—The Gaff Rigged Schooner, by Havilah Hawkins

My Favorite Rig and Why—The Gaff Rigged Schooner, by Havilah Hawkins

The Influence of Captain Douglas & My Family

The Influence of Captain Douglas & My Family

Good Reads: A Recommendation by Alec Brainerd

Good Reads: A Recommendation by Alec Brainerd

Topside Seams Show? Consider Splining

Topside Seams Show? Consider Splining

Good reads, recommendations by Eric Blake

Good reads, recommendations by Eric Blake