June 2010 By David Roper Eight or nine miles out, in plain sight, Boon Island lifts its solitary shaft aloft like an ‘eternal exclamation mark’ to the temerity of its builders. There is no comfortable dwelling on that lonely rock, over which storms sweep unchecked. The tower is itself bothRead More

May 2010 By Craig Bergeron This recipe is super easy and so delicious. I like to make this as a side dish served with pork tenderloin, steak, grilled chicken, or codfish. 1 lb. cleaned fiddleheads 2 cloves chopped garlic 1 tbs. Spoon Olive Oil sea salt/fresh ground pepper Bring aRead More

May 2010 By Dodge Morgan “Do you have a pup with you?” This is just one sentence I translate from of an endless series of them spoken loudly – bellowed actually – to compete with the squeak-like quacks of a very nearby dog, and coming from a woman tethering aRead More

May 2010 By David Roper Why I’ve never sailed around the worldMany years ago – at age 16, in fact – I decided to run away to sea. I had been reading of Robin Lee Graham’s adventures as a globe-circling, solo sailing teenager. Seemed like a cool thing to do.Read More

April 2010 By David Roper He broke his right hip at what was then his “advanced” age of 87. He was lifting the battery out of Coda, his last and final boat, which was tied to the dock at the end of a pier. He slipped and fell, refusing toRead More

Midwinter 2010 Capt. Mike Martel For Points East The temperature has been below the freezing mark for days now, and it occurred to me that the time is very right to share with the readers of Points East a couple of chowder recipes that will warm the cockles of stomachs,Read More

Midwinter 2010 By Dodge Morgan Trawler Osprey is a boat that evokes a subtle power of persuasion but with a significant impact on a sailor’s mental state and cruising frame of reference. To begin with, she has the amenities of a high-rise flat in Manhattan or a luxury house trailerRead More

Midwinter 2010 By David Roper On Dec. 15, 2009, Kenneth Ketchum, age 80, decided to sail alone to Mexico from Houston on his Downeast 32 sailboat. He had been living in his recreational vehicle, which he sold to buy the boat. One hundred and fifteen miles southeast of Houston, heRead More

December 2009 By Dodge Morgan When this issue of Points East hits the harborsides, I will be in some narrow body of water plowing south with a powerboat under me. Woof. Narrow bodies of water frighten me. One cannot run into hard, fixed objects at sea, and at sea isRead More

December 2009 By David Roper The boat was very tired, and the thought of getting her out of the shallow Maine cove, and sailing her to Massachusetts, made me feel weak and jittery. The paint on the sides had lost its high-gloss finish, and had bubbled, cracked and peeled inRead More