Darlene Joltki of Bob’s Bait Shack at 2 Revere St., in Winthrop, Mass., displays one of the store’s two 24-hour bait dispensers during a visit by Bernie Wideman and Joe Burke who were on a Points East delivery run recently. This particular machine  dispenses frozen mackerel, squid and clams. ARead More

Camden, Maine Robert Manton Chace Jr. passed away at home on April 27, after living with Huntington’s disease for 15 years. Bob was an adrenaline junkie, offshore sailor, avid cyclist and lifelong alpine skier. New York born and Vermont raised, Bob moved to Maine in his early 20’s and decidedRead More

Points East ad rep Peter Partridge caught this image of the Mayflower II as she was being towed home to Plymouth, Mass. from her winter drydock in Mystic, Conn. where she received routine maintenance and repainting. Peter writes: “I went to my favorite vantage spot on the Cape Cod CanalRead More

Editor’s Note: As we celebrate our 25th year of publishing, Points East is taking a look back at our first year in business. This month, we hear from Bernie Wideman, a cofounder of the magazine. According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, approximately 20 percent of smallRead More

May 2022 By Ali Wisch Fabre It’s that time of year again… finally; when the sky is providing us with more sun than snow, people are removing their shrinkwrap, and like my neighbor, Larry, exclaimed to me yesterday – “she feels like a boat again!” Selective memory is a funnyRead More

We’re very close to finalizing the design. In this latest installment Clint reviews the interior layout of the Points East Pram.

Our winner is: We spent a few days at the dock We have visited Eastport in the past to clear into the U.S. coming back from the St. John River. It’s a nice town to spend a few days. This past 2021 COVID summer, we spent a few days onRead More

Easily farmed, readily available in New England and very versatile. Mussels are a winner all around.

May 2022 By Christopher Birch My new friend, Dick Eldridge, just built a rowboat, and Points East magazine is to blame. I’ve made mention of a favorite red rowboat in the pages of this magazine on several occasions. Dick read my ramblings on the merits of the design and decidedRead More

Back when I was 17, I took my first bible to sea. Oh, not that Bible. But a yellow paperback one. I figured it was maybe my best resource as I set off solo on my greatly modified ‘round the world adventure aboard my $2500, 23’ A.R. True Rocket sloop.Read More