October/November 2022 By Paul Brown Stevie is a sailor. Before I met him, his mother-in-law, my aunt, related an anecdote about a visit to the U.K. Several folks had gone out for a sail with Stevie and returned with a tale about weather so bad that they had to “shortenRead More

You can get quite a bit of information just sitting on the bench at Marston’s Marina.

October/November 2022 By Ian Moore with Jon Kane and Lee Grimes With steady 10 to 15-knot southerlies, sunshine, and record high temperatures, you couldn’t ask for a better forecast for the first sail of 2022. Despite the forecast, I had reminded Jon and Lee several times to bring plenty ofRead More

With apologies to Billy Joel and his Downeaster Alexa, of ballad fame, the author’s sloop of almost the same name could claim that Maine honorific after a `70s cruise from Christmas Cove to Newport.

“We are plain, quiet folk and have no use for adventures,” declared Bilbo Baggins. “Nasty, disturbing, uncomfortable things. Make you late for dinner.” We don’t like them either, but we sure have them.

Rockland, Maine Linda passed away with her husband, Rex, by her side on Sept. 13 at the Maine Medical Center in Portland. Born to Arthur and Ivaloo (Brown) Patrick, Linda grew up and lived her entire life on the island of North Haven, Maine. An only child, she spent herRead More

Points East contributor Dan Raycroft poses next to the clinker built fishing vessel Afi in Husavik, Iceland on a recent trip. “My son Matt and I have been visiting Iceland for the past several days. This little village of Husavik on the north coast is so charming and the woodenRead More

How a simple bilge pump replacement ended up with me hanging upside down on a fence in the woods

September 2022 By John Gold And. . . she’s launched! After eight months of surveying our readers, planning, designing and building, Points East and Chase Small Craft of Saco, Maine, launched the Points East tender on July 15th at Marston’s Marina in Saco. The result of our process is aRead More

Marshall is one of dozens of islands in the MDI/Deer Isle/Penobscot Bay region that affords public access. Materials from the Maine Island Trail Association (mita.org) and Maine Coast Heritage Trust (mcht.org) outline which islands you can visit by oar and paddle, sail or powerboat and which islands offer camping options.Read More