On those dog days of August, cruising can be very hard work. Chloe and Molly take a break.
What do we love more than our boats? Our pets, of course. They are a vital part of the Points East family and in many cases love to join us in our favorite pursuit. Below are stories about travels with our furry (and non-furry) friends.
Season’s end
Fall 2024 By Craig Moodie I mourn the end of every sailing season, but, several years ago, “the end” took on a special gravitas: Salty, our old gentleman of a yellow Labrador, neared the end of his days. Many times, when we would otherwise have
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Let ’em work, let ’em live
September 2024 By Jack Farrell It was seven a.m. on a hot, hazy morning in July at the Burge Dock in Portsmouth. My program of becoming a kinder and gentler captain was struggling that morning in the face of yet another late food shipment for
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The boatyard dog
People greeter, therapy provider and scrap sniffer... every boatyard should have one
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Jumping sturgeon in Casco Bay – Oh, My!
August 2024 By Chuck Radis Scott Dolan silently rowed his dinghy out to his 15-foot sailboat from the TEIA wharf on Peaks Island. After a recent storm, he wanted to bail out the boat. Tying the dinghy off on his mooring, he grabbed the gunnel,
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