Sightings

That's all for now

That’s all for now

November 6, 2024 at 12:00 am

Regular contributor Capt. Nord Yankovleff sent us the following from New London, Ct. You may recall the regular images he’s sent over the years of the catches landed by him and Peg: We sold the Binary Star and are not planning to replace it. It was getting to be tooRead More

Closing time...

Closing time…

November 4, 2024 at 8:38 am

Regular contributor Randy Randall sent us these images from his Marston’s Marina on the Saco River. His crew has wrapped up the process of clearing the floats from the river and storing them in the parking lot of the marina where they will spend the winter. He sent this messageRead More

Illumination Weekend in Ipswich

Illumination Weekend in Ipswich

October 27, 2024 at 6:47 am

Regular contributor Dan Raycroft sent in the attached image of the Ipswich River on Friday night, showing the Schooner Isabella which came up the river to witness the lighting of the bonfires. “Rarely do we see anything larger than an outboard skiff this far up the Ipswich River,” Dan wrote.Read More

Schooner Bowdoin traverses Fox Island Thorofare

Schooner Bowdoin traverses Fox Island Thorofare

October 5, 2024 at 4:54 pm

The Schooner Bowdoin was spotted by our ever-vigilant ad rep Lynn Whitney from her perch on the Thorofare this weekend.  Bowdowin is the official vessel of the State of Maine, and the flagship of Maine Maritime Academy’s Vessel Operations and Technology program. Designed by William H. Hand, Jr under theRead More

Cruising the canal

Cruising the canal

September 26, 2024 at 6:56 am

The photographer caught an image of this cruise ship navigating the Cape Cod canal during his morning walk. Photo by Steve Youd

Stretching the summer season

Stretching the summer season

September 12, 2024 at 3:50 pm

Dan Raycroft shared this image of his family enjoying the last days of summer on a sandbar in Plum Island Sound. Thanks for the image Dan!

Resilience in Fox Island Thorofare

Resilience in Fox Island Thorofare

August 21, 2024 at 3:38 pm

Our ever-watchful correspondent (and Points East ad representative) Lynn Whitney spotted the 75-foot, aluminum hulled sailing vessel Resilience making its way through the Fox Island Thorofare the other day. More information about this interesting vessel can be found at https://apparentwinds.org/about-us/

A successful day on the water

A successful day on the water

June 5, 2024 at 10:40 am

Ben Carter of Scarborough, Maine, got this photo of his sons, Elliot, 10 and Truman, 9, on the dock at Aspasia Marina in South Portland, Maine, at the end of the day recently. The boys were busy catching green crabs while Ben was working on his 23-foot Maritime.

Storm damage at Eaton's

Storm damage at Eaton’s

January 31, 2024 at 10:52 am

From Ken Eaton at Eaton’s Boat Yard in Castine, Maine: The unprecedented back-to-back storms of January 10 and January 13 hit the entire coast of Maine causing tremendous damage. Eaton’s Boatyard, family owned and operated since 1931, sustained unparalleled destruction as did much of Castine’s waterfront. The wharf and associatedRead More

High Tide at Marston's Marina

High Tide at Marston’s Marina

January 17, 2024 at 11:13 am

This was the highest tide I have ever seen on the Saco River estuary. When the water overflowed into our parking lot we were just helpless.