Points East Associate Editor Bob Muggleston was at the WoodenBoat show this weekend at Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Conn. Here are some images from the show.

Scituate, Mass. Elmer died on June 16. For may years Scituate’s harbormaster, he had many passions during his long life. He was a well-known midget and stock-car racer at Norwood Arena until his racing career ended in a horrific accident in the early 50s. Elmer worked as a welder atRead More

Cataumet, Mass. “Gramma Jean” died surrounded by family on June 14th. She was the beloved wife of 60 years to the late Raz Parker, with whom she raised a family and established Parker’s Boat Yard, where she ran her own nursery school at the boathouse. She enjoyed her childhood summersRead More

So far June in Penobscot Bay has alternated between being damp, foggy, windy, downpours, chilly, flat calm and brief spells of warm breezes and sparkling water. Friday was the latter when I caught sight of the schooner American Eagle sailing past my second story perch. The dogs and I dashedRead More

Wickford, R.I. Gail died June 4, 2016. She crewed with her husband Ted, racing on his one-design Sea Sprites and Ensign, and was first mate on the Morning Star charter vessel and on their lobsterboat, the Gail Roberta. She was an animal and plant lover who spent many hours inRead More

Rockland Yacht Club, in Rockland, Maine, is starting a new informal racing program, on Thursday nights, open to everyone, including sailboats that are not sailed by RYC members. Beginning on Thursday night, June 23, informal racing will commence starting inside the breakwater with the first warning gun at 5:15 p.m.Read More

One bright afternoon last July I was cornered on the porch of the Oceanic Hotel by an older gentleman who has been a Star Island guest for decades. This man is notorious among long time hotel staff for his annual list of complaints, generally delivered on the Monday following hisRead More

Reviewed by Sandy Marsters For Points East Around the World in Six Years Not every book that should be read is well written or even well edited. In the age of self-publishing, that is simply a reality. I’m something of an Island Packet acolyte. In a recent company newsletter, IRead More

I treasure islands. I own part of one off the Maine coast, if anyone can possess something as mercurial as a swell of granite amidst restless seas. Fact is, it’s more a matter of islands possessing me. Leigh’s an islander, too, having summered on one from infancy. We were marriedRead More

Greg Coppa Capt. Lou’s loyalty to friends in Wickford, R.I., and beyond, is renowned. Some time ago, his longtime and eccentric buddy, G.I. Joe, passed away. G.I. Joe – who was never called “Joe” but always “G.I. Joe” by the Captain – lived and died on an old wooden ChrisRead More