It was two-fold: I wanted to cruise in Canadian waters from my home port in Portland, and I also had a persistent itch to learn more about my grandfather, by visiting his New Brunswick birthplace.

After 20 years and hundreds of launches and retrievals, the author and his wife have learned a lot about trailer boating.

Fall 2024 By Christopher Birch Marinas are handy, moorings are great, but nothing beats the satisfaction that comes from a night at anchor. As the year winds down, I’m feeling nostalgic for my favorite places to drop the hook along our beloved New England coastline. Here are my top nineRead More

Fall 2024 The photo of the Mystery Harbor in the September issue of Points East is Milford Harbor in Milford, Conn. Milford Harbor is the outfall for the Wepawaug River to the north, and is packed with slips for recreational boats. It opens to Long Island Sound near Charles Island.Read More

Fall 2024 By David Roper What is paradise, really? Years ago, back in my boat delivery days, a couple of romantic dreamers hired me to help them on the first leg of their dream: sailing around the world. They were an anxious pair, long on romantic visions of escaping toRead More

The secret to a great chowder is the stock upon which it is based.

Fall 2024 By Bob Muggleston Over the years I’ve noticed that when I sail with one particular person in my life – my brother-in-law, Art – things reliably go sideways. On paper the math has never made sense, like adding two positive numbers and coming up with a negative. AndRead More

Fall 2024 By Jack Farrell It’s mid-September on a perfect morning’s trip to Star Island amid a string of beautiful days. The clean air, blue sky, sparkling water and brisk breeze from the north make this yet another “let’s buy a house in Maine day,” as Catboat Bob would say.Read More

Fall 2024 By Craig Moodie I mourn the end of every sailing season, but, several years ago, “the end” took on a special gravitas: Salty, our old gentleman of a yellow Labrador, neared the end of his days. Many times, when we would otherwise have sailed, we needed to tendRead More

Fall 2024 “The Wide Wide Sea” by Hampton Sides. Doubleday. 2024; 408 pps. $20.49. Reviewed by Robert Beringer As I began reading Hampton Sides’ latest offering, “The Wide Wide Sea,” which vividly captures the third voyage of Captain James Cook, I couldn’t help but admire the man who achieved soRead More