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Maine Yacht Center purchases Gamage Shipyard

Maine Yacht Center purchases Gamage Shipyard

May 28, 2024 at 9:14 am

Maine Yacht Center, a full-service boat yard and marina is purchasing  Gamage Shipyard in South Bristol, Maine. The acquisition is scheduled to be finalized on June 28, according to a Maine Yacht Center press release Maine Yacht Center, in Portland, Maine, has been in business for over 20 years. theyRead More

The Maine Boat Show

The Maine Boat Show

October 3, 2019 at 10:31 am

October 4-6, Thompson’s Point, Portland Maine

Mass. sailor finishes solo circumnavigation

Mass. sailor finishes solo circumnavigation

August 2, 2018 at 6:06 am

By Bob Muggleston For Points East On June 30, aboard his Westsail 32 Mighty Sparrow, Jerome Rand closed the loop he’d begun nearly nine months earlier by sailing into his homeport of Gloucester, Mass. For Rand it was the first time he’d been on land since leaving in the fallRead More

Boating with your dog this summer?

Boating with your dog this summer?

June 8, 2017 at 2:36 pm

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 be made when bringing aRead More

Points East Yachtsman of the Year: Richard Hallett

Points East Yachtsman of the Year: Richard Hallett

October 30, 2016 at 8:02 am

This year’s Yachtsman of the Year is the son of our very first winner back in 1999.

Big wind at 2016 Friendship Chowder Cup

Big wind at 2016 Friendship Chowder Cup

September 8, 2016 at 2:23 pm

“Perverse.”

“Punishing.”

These terms applied to the wind conditions in Friendship Harbor on Aug. 6 during the 2016 edition of the Friendship Chowder Cup sailboat race, in Friendship, Maine.

Robinson's Hole slalom: Proposed changes in Federal Aids to Navigation

Robinson’s Hole slalom: Proposed changes in Federal Aids to Navigation

August 29, 2016 at 2:11 pm

Robinson’s Hole is just south of Woods Hole in the Elizabeth Islands. It is narrow, but well marked. However, the Coast Guard has proposed removing all buoys from it as a cost cutting measure. Below is a Coast Guard notice of a public hearing on the issue, as well asRead More

Lobster pots, light air, no match for singlehanders in Offshore 160

Lobster pots, light air, no match for singlehanders in Offshore 160

August 4, 2016 at 10:01 pm

The Offshore 160 is a single-handed sailboat race 160 nautical miles long that started at noon on Friday, July 15. The race is run by the Newport Yacht Club and starts in Narragansett Bay just outside of Newport Harbor and runs south into open waters past Block Island. Seven skippersRead More

Images from the Penobscot PHRF

Images from the Penobscot PHRF

July 21, 2016 at 1:10 pm

This 3rd annual regatta, referred to this year as Penobscot PHRF, was held July 16 & 17 between Rockport and Belfast, Maine. The host Front Street Shipyard was joined by Rockport Marine for the two days of racing and camaraderie.  Lynnette, which placed first at the Hospice Regatta took theRead More

20th Hospice Regatta of Maine

20th Hospice Regatta of Maine

July 13, 2016 at 9:34 am

[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”13″ gal_title=”Hospice Regatta”] The morning rain at Morris Yacht’s Northeast Harbor location gave way to dramatic skies over the backdrop shores of MDI as the Northeast Harbor Fleet sailed the second day of races Saturday, July 9.  Lynnette, a Brooklin Boat Yard 47 took first for the cruising classRead More