This boat will remain in the family!

September 2024 By Jack Farrell It was seven a.m. on a hot, hazy morning in July at the Burge Dock in Portsmouth. My program of becoming a kinder and gentler captain was struggling that morning in the face of yet another late food shipment for Star Island. Three times aRead More

September 2024 By Pam Humbert We all reach a stage of life, eventually, in which time no longer seems infinite. Having entered this realm myself, I’m trying to temper the urge to fill every free moment doing something “productive” with an activity, instead, that I might actually enjoy. Life isRead More

September 2024 By Bob Muggleston Of all the memorable sails I’ve had over the years, and there have been a few, one in particular stands out. Yes, there was an exhilarating aspect of the experience, as is often the case with memorable sails, but there was one particular feature ofRead More

I knew that view as soon as I saw it! I live in Middleboro, Mass., and have rowed in Plymouth Harbor with my husband Peter in our 18’ dory. We have also walked out on the jetty many times, and have experienced the same view as the photo in theRead More

September 2024 By Angus Kerr It was the early spring of 2019 when I got the call. After 10 years, my name had finally reached the top of the waiting list for dock space at the Ida Lewis Yacht Club. After a decade of waiting, I now had a placeRead More

Our ever-watchful correspondent (and Points East ad representative) Lynn Whitney spotted the 75-foot, aluminum hulled sailing vessel Resilience making its way through the Fox Island Thorofare the other day. More information about this interesting vessel can be found at https://apparentwinds.org/about-us/

Southport, Conn. Mary von Conta, who made sailing better through her involvement, passed away August 7 at age 90 in Southport, Conn. With her passing sailing lost someone special. Spotlighting the need for better instructor training, she developed and implemented a program to bolster ethics, integrity, and culture in juniorRead More

Sag Harbor, N.Y. Michael “Bruce” Tait, who was a fixture for more than 40 years on Sag Harbor’s waterfront as a sailor, yacht broker, and longtime chairman of the Village Harbor Committee, died on July 29 at his home, just a stone’s throw away from the harbor he loved. Tait,Read More

Sag Harbor, N.Y. Michael “Bruce” Tait, who was a fixture for more than 40 years on Sag Harbor’s waterfront as a sailor, yacht broker, and longtime chairman of the Village Harbor Committee, died on July 29 at his home, just a stone’s throw away from the harbor he loved. Tait,Read More