Animals aboard!

July 2022 By J. Albert Mann Far Away Islands of Paradise As told to the author LeCain W. Smith, by the Sea Cat Chowder, 2022; 176 pp., Windrose Productions. Written from the point of view of a cheerful and chirpy cat, “Far Away Islands” is

Guest perspective: Sue Cornell There are some bucket-list experiences which, when ticked off, make it to the to-do-again-next-year list. The autumn tree-swallow spectacular on the Connecticut River is a perfect example. Not so long ago, only a few birders and locals knew about the phenomenon

At Points East, we know quite a few boaters who can’t help but bring their dog along on their sea-faring adventures. While some dogs absolutely adore being out on the opens seas with their owners, there are a number of safety considerations that should always

Guest perspective/Paul Brown The ’Bird: A Thunderbird 26 sloop is a so-called one-design “racer/cruiser.” In 1958, it was the winning design, by Seattle naval architect Ben Seaborn, in a plywood association’s contest for the best sailboat fashioned from marine plywood. The objective was a low-cost

You often hear about, or see, dogs on boats. There is a TV ad for boating featuring dogs on boats. But no cats. A decade ago, a pot-bellied pig corresponded with Points East. But never a cat. Perhaps cats, knowing they are superior creatures, don’t

New England harbors are surprisingly pet-friendly when cruising with dogs and cats, and your home afloat can be a comfortable, non-threatening dwelling for your four-footed crewmates.

August 2008 By David Roper The four of us were sitting around a mesquite-wood campfire at the base of a canyon amid the hills way outside of Tucson, near the old Tucson to Tombstone stagecoach road. We had spent all day in the saddle, my

September 2007 By Dodge Morgan I know a sailing couple with a small child and a large dog. When they go cruising, they place the kid with a baby-sitting relative and bring the animal aboard with them. How’s that for setting priorities! And not that

Words from a seafaring dog.

Tahoe hadn’t signed up for the boating life, but that’s what he got. Now, like his owners, he’s a natural afloat.

Sure life would be easier without them, but it wouldn’t be as interesting

The wayward beluga whale charmed boaters throughout the Gulf of Maine in 2004. The cause of his visit and subsequent death may never be known, but his legacy is unquestioned.

The beluga who charmed Midcoast Maine cruisers.

We have always wanted a ship’s cat. It all started with Spencer, the rather aloof feline who was for many years the shipmate of Mike and Myrna Anderson aboard the windjammer Angelique, sailing with the Camden fleet.

July, 2004 By Carol Standish For Points East Castine, Maine Chloe and Molly, the yellow labs who cruise with Pam and Bob Scott, were the inspiration for this volume of Dispatches. In the April issue of Points East, their humans wrote a letter describing the

What began as a promising relationship between man and bird ended tragically.