We had a great time at the Maine Boatbuilders Show this past weekend (March 23-25)!

Short Sands Shipwreck photos taken by Maine photographer, Phil Stone. The remains have surfaced in previous years, for example in 1958 and 2007. And last week’s storm uncovered the wreck once again. The ship is believed to be a sloop that’s more than 160 years old. The Maine Historic PreservationRead More

Points East publisher Joe Burke, left and former co-owner/publisher Sandy Marsters, right, Flemish the dock lines for former Points East co-owner/publisher Bernie Wideman’s Saucy after arriving at her winter quarters in Boston’s Constitution Marina in October.

The reflection of the decorations on the sails were as beautiful as the decorations themselves ~ an added bonus! Pam Humbert, East Northport, NY  / pkjc@optonline.net

A rainbow appeared over Northport as a storm cell moved away from Northport.

Rising before dawn for a long trip homeward bound from Clinton, Ct. we awoke to this tranquil scene.

It was fun to watch the progress of Sea Education Association’s vessel, Corwith Cramer as she progressed from the Front Street Shipyard in Belfast, Maine, where she underwent extensive work, to Woods Hole, where she’ll pick up students. You can use this Marine Traffic link to follow her as sheRead More

Early last summer, I decided I’d return to the days of my youth and take up rowing again, and for that I needed a rowboat. I don’t happen to own a boat suitable for rowing but have at least three canoes to my name. Remembering some articles from the oldRead More

Mike Martel’s restored yawl Privateer is seen on Narragansett Bay during a recent cruise with his children and their spouses. Mike is a frequent contributor to Points East.

The schooner boys are back on Penobscot Bay; Captain Foss gives a wave and toot, J&E Riggin beats to windward and Ladona flies downwind in a brisk southwesterly through Fox Island Thorofare.