Massachusetts issues boating guidelines/regulations
The State of Massachusetts has issued a set of guidelines for boaters during the current stay-at-home advisory. You may download them below: Massachusetts Boating Guidelines as of April 27, 2020
Quarantine Logs
These are extraordinary times and here at Points East we are making an effort to document how our audience, our readers and advertisers, are coping with the situation. Below you’ll find some short posts (We’re just getting started, so check back frequently).
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Summer plans delayed
I am an “out of state” boater. My boat, Zanzibar, is on the hard at Brewers (aka Safe Harbor) Warwick, RI but I live in Greenland NH. R.I. has said that anyone visiting their boat from out of state must self-quarantine for two weeks. This is clearly not a viableRead More
Hard Choices
The boat cover is scheduled to come off but there is the issue of this bird, and her nest, and the eggs that are inevitably under her. If boats don’t go in the water this spring, our industry could lose an entire year. Maybe if we wait just a littleRead More
Snowbirds coming home amid the COVID crisis
Points East Magazine is kind of sneaky. They requested content from people who have written for them to be added to their Quarantine Files section of their website. Asking for free contributions from writers who cannot resist… Sneaky! I can call myself a professional writer because of Points East Magazine.Read More
We’re not in same boat
The article below is a reposting of an unknown author that has been making the rounds on social media. It was submitted by Jim McGuire, who has written several articles for Points East. I heard it said that we are all in the same boat, but it’s not like that.Read More
Against the Tide
It’s funny how, when you all of a sudden have nothing to do, you find everything to do. It doesn’t take long to discover this. And then you had better get busy doing things that you like, or at least don’t hate, before a man gets whacked with the ‘Honey-do”Read More
Cruising in the Time of COVID-19
We are living through this science fiction horror movie like the rest of you, but with a difference — we also lived through the trailer. That warning may have saved us from contracting the virus. At least for now. Our annual snowbird voyage south on our 43-foot Gulf Star trawlerRead More
Wearing a facemask can’t be all bad
I decided to make masks for myself and my family. Found a pattern on the internet and some fabric in my “stash”. Might as well show everyone, I’d rather be sailing.
Waiting to see what summer brings
Although my wife and I can competently sail our 34′ sailboat ourselves, and there are many deserted anchorages in Maine, many of the places we typically like to go may not be open and interacting with shore facilities may be difficult at best. Also, unless one is single handing orRead More
The meantime
Ahoy mates… There is nothing to do in quarantine except eat. So, I am making clam chowder. Uh…right! Rhode Island clear clam chowder using Muriel’s Rule…to wit…you can never use too much dill. I threw in a little Canadian flounder. Haddock is over $10/lb. Astonishing! It’s delightfully weird here inRead More
