We had a great time at this year’s Maine Boatbuilder’s Show catching up with old friends!

Jamestown, R.I. Charlie died March 23. He was employed in the construction of the old Jamestown Bridge, the Army Corps of Engineers, Wharton and Round House Shipyards in Jamestown, Wickford Shipyard, and Broward Marine in Florida. In 1960, Mr. Cabral built, owned and operated Dutch Harbor Shipyard for 30 yearsRead More

Falmouth, Maine Cy passed away March 17. A self-taught yacht designer, he was employed by Hinckley Yachts and Southwest Boat Corp., in Southwest Harbor, Maine, designing pleasure and commercial vessels. He also supervised the construction of early yawls for the U.S. Naval Academy. After U.S. Army service in World WarRead More

East Providence, R.I. Jim passed away March 15. Jim lived in Rhode Island for the past 35 years and retired as the service manager for Brewer’s Cove Haven Marina in Barrington. A seaside memorial service was being planned for early spring.

Newport Harbor Yacht Club, Calif. Bill died on March 13. A real yachtsman in the greatest sense of the word, he was a winner of the Star Worlds, the Congressional Cup, and the 1970 America’s Cup, skippering Intrepid to a tightly fought victory over Gretel II. He established the FickerRead More

We have owned our wooden sloop Aloft for over 15 years. During that time, we have rebuilt the engine, replaced framing, planks and port lights, renewed decks with Dynel and epoxy, painted the topsides at least every other year, and performed countless other tasks and upgrades necessary to keep aRead More

It was in the midst of a long stretch of nothing as we headed home from Maine – hour after hour of incessant, greasy, undulating seas and an occasional glimpse of land off Cape Neddick – when my old psychologist friend spoke. We’d both been quiet for a while, whichRead More

Guest perspective/Paul Brown The ’Bird: A Thunderbird 26 sloop is a so-called one-design “racer/cruiser.” In 1958, it was the winning design, by Seattle naval architect Ben Seaborn, in a plywood association’s contest for the best sailboat fashioned from marine plywood. The objective was a low-cost “Volkswagen,” simple to build andRead More

  If you can correctly identify this harbor, you’ll be on your way to winning a fine Points East designer cap. To qualify, identify the harbor AND tell us something about the harbor, such as how you recognized it and some reasons you like to hang out there. We’ll pickRead More

Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness By Peter Godfrey-Smith. Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2016. 257 pp., $27. Reviewed by Sandy Marsters For Points East Well, calamari’s off the table now. Paella too. And some of that sushi you crave as well. Turns out thatRead More