By Christopher Birch For Points East In the first 35 years of running my boat repair business, I installed exactly zero convection cooktops. Then one Monday morning two years ago, these ranges were suddenly all the rage. Three customers called me before I had drained my second cup of coffee,Read More

By Bob Muggleston On Halloween, which thankfully this year was on a Saturday, my son and I went tautog fishing with my neighbor Kevin. The idea was born that Friday night, over a few glasses of wine. Kevin always closes out his fishing season by making a pot of blackfishRead More

By Randy Randall Here we are in October already during the last boating weekend of the summer that nearly wasn’t. Our marina season has been dominated by sunny weather, good fishing and COVID-19. As the old saying goes, “It’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good.” Who knew marinasRead More

We know that tales of disasters, mishaps and general screw ups are a part of being on the water. While we don’t celebrate them, we acknowledge a powerful interest in these stories and recognize their educational value. With that in mind, as well as the nearness of Halloween, we offer you some of our favorite tales of woe from years gone by.

A sunset image I captured back in late August this summer. I was anchored off the shore of Eatons Neck with my family in our bowrider when the sun set and lit up the sky on a Saturday afternoon. The sailboat was moored directly in front of me and IRead More

The wreck of the Ada K Damon has emerged from the sand of Crane Beach in Ipswich, Mass., then been reburied several times during recent years.  This fall however, she emerged from the sand then was beaten to pieces by the surf. Her pieces are scattered all along the shoreline.Read More

Sure, a bit on the chilly side, but not too cold for these two classics on the Merrimack River in Newburyport on Sunday, Oct. 18. Dan Raycroft

How do you get a teen-age boy to go cruising in Maine with his father (no, this is not the lead to a new joke), to share in the joy of quiet nights under a blanket of stars, to be away from his friends, from the activity and noise of youth…from chicken fingers…from girls?

As the season winds down for the schooner trade with only two Maine windjammers sailing, it’s particularly fun to see the pinky schooner, Ardelle in Penobscot Bay. Ardelle’s day charters finished in Gloucester, MA, boatbuilder Harold Burnham and his wife appear to be enjoying the fall foliage and anchorages ofRead More

Submitted by Daniel Raycroft