July 5, 2016 MICA LEE was spotted flying through the Fox Island Thorofare this morning. It was heading back to its base at Winterport Boat Yard. A very fleeting photo was possible since it’s a landing craft that really hauls, in every sense of the word!! Jim Griffith confirmed thatRead More

Concord, Mass. The longtime Etchells racer and former Class Governor passed away on July 4. Wade touched many lives as a sailor, racer, friend, leader and family man. He was a lifelong sailor and racer, winning bullets at Grosse Pointe Farms (Mich.) Crescent Sail Yacht Club as a youth andRead More

Forgive me if the following dispatch is a bit disjointed. The demands of finishing projects and opening up the island are at their height right now, and the best I can muster tonight is a partially embellished list of some of the notable recent events and preparations for the summerRead More

West Warwick, R.I. George died on July 11. Both he and his wife Elizabeth were avid sailors and longtime members of the East Greenwich (R.I.) Yacht Club. They raced Wake with the Twenty Hundred Club, and sailed with the Narragansett Bay Non-Such Association, of which he was a former president.Read More

Ragged Island, the farthest offshore of Maine communities, still seems possessed of the rugged character and drama invoked in Elisabeth Ogilvie’s “Tide Trilogy.” Pithy novels set in the early 1900s, when life 15 miles to sea was a stark and elemental business, the spectacle and gritty realities of the placeRead More

You often hear about, or see, dogs on boats. There is a TV ad for boating featuring dogs on boats. But no cats. A decade ago, a pot-bellied pig corresponded with Points East. But never a cat. Perhaps cats, knowing they are superior creatures, don’t feel the need to tout their cruising lifestyle.

Sometimes dumb choices work out okay. Sometimes they don’t. Mostly they don’t.

On a recent sailing trip that involved passing through Woods Hole, we were again reminded of the important role that tides play in our boating activities.

This month’s column was tight on deadline because I had to wait until June 5 for the release of critical information regarding Chang Ho’s mystery evening abduction in 1999. I have now obtained that information, which reinforces the phrase “the truth is stranger than fiction.” The names will be changedRead More

Well, not so fast: Elements of the New England marine industry are passionately proactive in helping its member businesses thrive, grow, and create jobs in a struggling economy.