Points East Publishing, Inc. P.O. Box 1077 Portsmouth, NH 03802-1077 1-888-778-5790 publisher@pointseast.com Current Features First cruise of the season For this Westport, Mass., resident, it's always Cuttyhunk Island, minutes away from home when the weather breaks. The resurrection of Trinity Two Mainers buy a damaged sloop for a song, learn how to work fiberglass, and are sailing in a year Petit Passage, Nova Scotia A cruise from Grand Manan to Little River on Digby Neck requires precise timing to get through this cut. Traversing the Great Loop It took more than a year for the Cape Dory 28 Connie B out of Newington, N.H. to circle the eastern United States. Sailing the Winter Islands A Maine voyager has found remarkable similarities between sailing in Penobscot Bay and chartering in the Caribbean. Frenesi shines in 2007 Chowder Cup Race New sails and a dedicated crew made the difference A guide to the lower Piscataqua Work with the tides and currents and you'll savor the waters between Portsmouth, N.H. and Kittery, Maine. Fundy Flotilla: 27 boats way Downeast Fine planning, flawless passages, scrumptious homemade meals, and a whole lot of friendship earmarked this year's power and sail cruise to the Maritimes. Cruising the forks of Long Island Sure, they’re technically not in New England, but for Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts cruisers and sport fishermen, they might as well be. American Idyll Downeast The Stonington Cruising Club's biennial sortie from Connecticut to Maine finds the sailing "sweet spot," with fine weather and a cast of friendly characters. Cruising with the kids A Connecticut mom finds the tastes of boys and girls very different when they set sail on the family boat. I sailed with Bruce Schwab Three times – and for hundreds of sea miles – I crewed for Maine’s adopted son, a veteran of solo, round-the world races. Here’s what I learned. Old salts, geezers, dockside superintendents You can't dismiss them because of their age: They've fought wars, gone adventuring and learned trades. And they might just be able to cobble up hydraulics for your mooring barge. Slow boat to Champlain What's more romantic than two young dreamers and a nail-sick hulk that needs a home? Taking Muscobe home A return to her birthplace at Young Brothers provides an excellent adventure and spawns a new dream The sea is not done with me yet The boat is lost. Will the replays ever end? Small boat, big adventure Eyebrows were raised. The old salts told him to stay home. After all, in a small sailboat, it's a long way from Kittery to Canada. Well that was interesting A ride through the Lubec Narrows is all the excitement this couple needed. That old Yankee spirit Corraling the cat was the least of their troubles Sailing to Bermuda for a light lunch Sailing to windward, the author's instincts prove correct. The boatification of Tahoe From a wobbly-legged crew to a full-fledged boat dog A Maine cruiser heads south for his season opener Last spring I decided it was time to vary my routine and cruise a little more south for the spring and early- summer season. I love cruising Maine waters, but June can be a cold and sometimes foggy sailing experience. So I decided it was time to visit Cape Cod and "the Islands" for the late-spring and early-summer seasons. I planned to sail for a month or so and really take my time exploring. The incredible niceness of Newfoundland The summer of 2004 was truly magical – it was our third trip sailing to Newfoundland aboard Bluewater, our Tayana 55 sloop, and it was absolutely, positively our best cruise yet.