The boat cover is scheduled to come off but there is the issue of this bird, and her nest, and the eggs that are inevitably under her. If boats don’t go in the water this spring, our industry could lose an entire year. Maybe if we wait just a littleRead More

Points East Magazine is kind of sneaky. They requested content from people who have written for them to be added to their Quarantine Files section of their website. Asking for free contributions from writers who cannot resist… Sneaky! I can call myself a professional writer because of Points East Magazine.Read More

The article below is a reposting of an unknown author that has been making the rounds on social media. It was submitted by Jim McGuire, who has written several articles for Points East. I heard it said that we are all in the same boat, but it’s not like that.Read More

It’s funny how, when you all of a sudden have nothing to do, you find everything to do. It doesn’t take long to discover this. And then you had better get busy doing things that you like, or at least don’t hate, before a man gets whacked with the ‘Honey-do”Read More

We are living through this science fiction horror movie like the rest of you, but with a difference — we also lived through the trailer. That warning may have saved us from contracting the virus. At least for now. Our annual snowbird voyage south on our 43-foot Gulf Star trawlerRead More

I decided to make masks for myself and my family. Found a pattern on the internet and some fabric in my “stash”. Might as well show everyone, I’d rather be sailing.

Although my wife and I can competently sail our 34′ sailboat ourselves, and there are many deserted anchorages in Maine,  many of the places we typically like to go may not be open and interacting with shore facilities may be difficult at best.  Also, unless one is single handing orRead More

Ahoy mates… There is nothing to do in quarantine except eat. So, I am making clam chowder. Uh…right! Rhode Island clear clam chowder using Muriel’s Rule…to wit…you can never use too much dill. I threw in a little Canadian flounder. Haddock is over $10/lb. Astonishing! It’s delightfully weird here inRead More

Belfast, Maine George H. Davis IV of Belfast, Maine, passed away peacefully at Waldo County Hospital on April 22 after a heroic battle with lung cancer. George was born on Nov. 19, 1957 in Hartford, Conn., the son of George Herbert Davis and the late Barbara Hill Davis. He attendedRead More

For those longing for the soothing sound of a bell buoy, enjoy green #9 in Salem Sound with the Baker Island Light in the background. Hopefully we’ll be back here soon. Rand Peck