From Randy Randall at Marston’s Marina in Saco, Maine: Well we made it. And not a moment too soon I guess. For the most part we had the weather in our favor and the tide also. Excellent day yesterday. The guys pulled all the remaining docks, the fuel pump andRead More

Brad passed away from cancer on Oct. 15 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was the beloved husband of Janet (Perkins) White. Born in Boston, he was the son of William B. White and the late Jane (Jackson) White. Brad was raised in Cohasset and graduated from Boston UniversityRead More

Providence, R.I. Gene Perry ceased residency on this planet on the morning of Oct. 14. He was born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, the son of Albert and Beulah Gullison Perry. He was named after his two grandfathers. Gene, however, was raised on Long Island, N.Y. Coming from a long line of seafaringRead More

We were putting our boat Grace away for the winter yesterday at Gamage Shipyard in Christmas Cove, ME. Our dogs, Molly and Henry, always want to come along to help.  They curl up on the sails to keep them warm, drag the sheets around the dock, or gnaw on theRead More

This was definitely one of the hardest Mystery Harbors we’ve posted in a long time. You can blame former editor and Points East founder Sandy Marsters who came up with the image. Sandy’s tip about the harbor’s connection to Roger Duncan did finally elicit three correct answers, which are below.Read More

October/November 2022 By David Roper As you can see from the black and white photo here of your Poppy, I have been watching much longer than you, for more than sixty years, in fact. Sailors know it is important to always keep a watchful eye, to look forward as bestRead More

October/November 2022 By Ali Wisch Fabre It is hard to beat fall in New England. Changes that affect all your senses happen quickly but subtly. You may not even notice until they’ve already passed. The deep oranges and reds that seeped out of summer sunsets are now seeping out ofRead More

And we get to know a native Seabrooker

October/November 2022 By Christopher Birch I was listening to a Red Sox day-game while repairing shrink-wrap tools in my shop one slow September day a few decades back when the phone rang. A thickly accented voice on the other end of the line explained that he was having problems withRead More

Traditionally done on the beach in a hole in the ground, this stovetop method will still deliver the goods.