Points East Magazine | The Boating Magazine of Coastal New England

June 22, 2020

You’re a grand old isle . . .
And what better place to celebrate the Fourth of July than Cuttyhunk, an old-time, back-to-basics island seven miles off the Massachusetts coast that simply reeks of independence from life’s complexities?
June 22, 2020

Snapshot of a small Maine business
In total, Ray Trombley has spent 30 years making his living on the Maine coast. His career has taken him from digging clams to selling them wholesale at the establishment he owns – Casco Bay Shellfish in Brunswick, Maine.
June 22, 2020

Grateful summer: Cruising with cancer
We always spend as much time as possible on our Finngulf 391 sloop West Wind, a 39’ masterpiece from Finland. Whether we would be aboard this past summer was certainly in doubt.
June 16, 2020

Graduation ceremony, island style
The Vinalhaven High School class of 2020, in conjunction with the “traditional” (and extremely limited) graduation ceremony on Saturday, held a lobster boat ceremony the next day to cap off a weekend of celebrations. Organized by the staff graduation committee, the lobster boat ceremony included a speech by their 8thRead More
June 1, 2020

COVID Warriors Tribute
On May 25 the Masthead Cove Yacht Club (www.mastheadcoveyc.org), an informal “paper” club of about 80 families/couples based in Huntington, N.Y., organized a tribute for COVID-19 first-responders. They descended on the western tip of Sand City Island and arranged themselves in the shape of a heart, all flying pink-and-blue streamersRead More

You’re a grand old isle . . .

Snapshot of a small Maine business

Grateful summer: Cruising with cancer

Graduation ceremony, island style

COVID Warriors Tribute