East Sandwich, Mass. John H. Burman, 68, of East Sandwich, Mass., passed away at his home on March 3, 2023, after complications from a tick-borne illness during which he remained at home in the loving care of his family. John, a third generation Cape Codder, graduated from Barnstable High SchoolRead More

Last weekend’s deep freeze froze the Saco River from shore to shore at Marston’s Marina in Saco. Regular Points East contributor Randy Randall writes: “For the first time in quite a few years the river froze from shore to shore.  That cold snap was enough to freeze the river andRead More

Dan Swift removing two sofas from his 65’ Hatteras LRC to make room for new furniture. His boat is on anchor at Ft Pierce, Florida so this was the only way to take these sofas ashore.Where there’s a will, there’s a way. When he’s not escaping the cold in Florida,Read More

With Merle, who accomplished so much, it wasn’t about what he accomplished as much as how he went about it – with grace and dignity.

Part 1: Cruising partner Diana is goal oriented. In 2018, we sailed our J/30 from Cape Cod to Mount Desert Island because she wanted to climb Cadillac Mountain. In 2019, she wanted to climb the Statue of Liberty. Oh boy . . .

An unexpected wildlife incursion tested the mettle of this new captain.

A moment of inattention leads to disasterous results

From Rye, N.H., to Block Island, R.I., in a 21-foot Eastern Pilot runabout: I’d been studying this route and planning this cruise for two years, and here I was, Aug. 10, 2022, on the cusp of my adventure.

A word from our winner I enjoyed seeing your photo of Bristol Marine’s harbor launch, Olivia dropping off passengers at Thames Street Landing in Bristol Harbor, R.I. When we purchased the Bristol Boatyard in 1998, there was no public launch service available and we quickly decided to commission the constructionRead More

Winter 2023 By Clint Chase For Points East Since the last installment on the Pram project, we have tested the pram, received much feedback, and done the design tweaks to the boat based on the prototype build and sea trials. In the words of one of my mentors and navalRead More