Travels with Poco
The beluga who charmed Midcoast Maine cruisers.
Other News
A good ship’s cat can be tough to find
We have always wanted a ship’s cat. It all started with Spencer, the rather aloof feline who was for many years the shipmate of Mike and Myrna Anderson aboard the windjammer Angelique, sailing with the Camden fleet.
It’s sink or swim for a slacker crew
September 2004 By Dodge Morgan A crew in a sailing voyage or cruise or race can take on several functional roles from vital skill provider to engaging companion to extra baggage. I am so used to sailing alone that I refer to anything aboard with me that is living asRead More
We’re looking for a few good intellectuals
September 2004 By Tom Snyder If you’ve been looking for a unique cruising adventure on the New England coast, look no further. Below is an idea for cruising with a special theme in mind. You’ve heard of wine-tasting tours in France or dining tours in Italy or tours of detentionRead More
A close call and a story to tell
The tourists cheered. The locals loved it. The tanker crew cursed. And we had a boating story to tell. Big deal.
Don’t forget those star parties in the sky
August 2004 By Dodge Morgan I find the wonders of technology overwhelming in practice and underwhelming in concept. While I find myself failing to master the technical gear I own, I have also developed a deep distrust of technical solutions in general. Consider my boat, Wings of Time. The numberRead More
Can a rational man hate New York?
August 2004 By Tom Snyder I recently got busted in a harbor on Long Island. I use the word “busted” because that’s what it felt like. Anyway, I am a reasonable guy who tries to see both sides of a situation, so let me present the episode in an even-handedRead More
Global warming hasn’t been fair to Maine
July 2004 By Dodge Morgan There are a number of indicators we use to determine the arrival of summer in Maine – greening and flowering of the landscape, return of the osprey, geese goslings, striped bass, songbirds. The lawn needs mowing, heating bills abate, boats cry for bilge cleaners andRead More
To our grandkids, GPS may seem quaint
July 2004 By Tom Snyder There are innovations in the world of boating that are so remarkable, so clever, so ambitious that even sensible sailing purists have to grudgingly admire them. To mention just two examples that get me shaking my head in wonder, consider first the carbon fiber mast.Read More
No kennels for these cruising canines
July, 2004 By Carol Standish For Points East Castine, Maine Chloe and Molly, the yellow labs who cruise with Pam and Bob Scott, were the inspiration for this volume of Dispatches. In the April issue of Points East, their humans wrote a letter describing the dogs’ extraordinary talent – makingRead More
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