Last weekend’s deep freeze froze the Saco River from shore to shore at Marston’s Marina in Saco. Regular Points East contributor Randy Randall writes: “For the first time in quite a few years the river froze from shore to shore.  That cold snap was enough to freeze the river andRead More

Dan Swift removing two sofas from his 65’ Hatteras LRC to make room for new furniture. His boat is on anchor at Ft Pierce, Florida so this was the only way to take these sofas ashore.Where there’s a will, there’s a way. When he’s not escaping the cold in Florida,Read More

  Frequent contributor Dan Raycroft sent us this sunrise image from North Hutchinson Island off Ft. Pierce, Fla.

Contributor Dan Raycroft sent us this photo taken last week from the Pert Lowell Company on the Parker River in Newbury, Mass. On the left is Ralph Johnson, owner of the Pert Lowell Company. To his right is one of his shop workers Al Cox. The two were setting upRead More

A bit of Maine humor, this harbor entrance cans was nicely decorated with a painting… this was at the entrance to Round Pond Harbor…. we come and go from Round Pond to get to our property on Louds Island… David Masury Kittery, Maine

From Randy Randall at Marston’s Marina in Saco, Maine: Well we made it. And not a moment too soon I guess. For the most part we had the weather in our favor and the tide also. Excellent day yesterday. The guys pulled all the remaining docks, the fuel pump andRead More

We were putting our boat Grace away for the winter yesterday at Gamage Shipyard in Christmas Cove, ME. Our dogs, Molly and Henry, always want to come along to help.  They curl up on the sails to keep them warm, drag the sheets around the dock, or gnaw on theRead More

More lobster boats bringing their gear ashore early for the season. Fewer recreational boats passing by and often with shortened sail with the strong fall winds. The Sparkman & Stephens 38 foot Loki class yawl, FOFER was spotted again sailing jib and jigger, as she was on October 17, 2016.Read More

Points East contributor Dan Raycroft poses next to the clinker built fishing vessel Afi in Husavik, Iceland on a recent trip. “My son Matt and I have been visiting Iceland for the past several days. This little village of Husavik on the north coast is so charming and the woodenRead More

Randy Randall at Marston’s Marina in Saco, Maine, is a collector of small watercraft. His latest acquisition is an Old Town Sport Boat which he launched recently. He writes: “As you can see I’m using a rowing adapter for a canoe. The factory oar sockets on the boat are tooRead More