The ebbing tide leaves Seal Trap, On Isle au Haut, as snug an anchorage as you could imagine.With leaden clouds scudding low, rain blustering and soundings declining to seven feet, it was a relief to gain the quiet waters of Seal Trap on Isle au Haut and wait out aRead More

Spent many a night there Not sure, but I believe this is Marblehead Harbor looking north from the inner harbor toward Baker Island and the lighthouse on Marblehead Neck. Spent many a night there sailing from Duxbury to points east. Always enjoyed visiting the many yacht clubs that abound alongRead More

Editor’s note: Friend and frequent contributor Capt. Mike Martel is at it again: He’s tackling another old wooden boat. This after Privateer (a 40’ gaff-rigged auxiliary yawl built in 1930 in Maine, to a John Alden design), the boat he’d spent seven years restoring, suffered a fatal accident while inRead More

Review by Charlie Doane For Points East “The Mercy” directed by James Marsh. Perf. Colin Firth, Rachel Weisz, David Thewlis, and Ken Stott. StudioCanal 2017. YouTube, Google Play, Vudu and Amazon Prime. Decent films about ocean sailing are, alas, few and far between, so it’s worth noting there are atRead More

By Christopher Birch For Points East Not every marina has a duck house, but, lucky for me, mine does. I’m thinking now of a certain duck that once lived there. She had a bad starboard wing and a bad port leg. When she walked, she leaned on her good wingRead More

One of the many compelling things about the WoodenBoat Show at Mystic Seaport, which this year took place June 28-30, is the number of interesting personalities you encounter while walking around there. The boats are beautiful, of course, but the men and women who build and sail them, and supplyRead More

I’m writing this the day after receiving an email with this picture and a note that said her owner just couldn’t keep her up; that it was so sad to see such a beautiful yacht decline; that he was considering giving her away if anyone would take her. “If anyoneRead More

By Capt. Michael L. Martel For Points East Paul Dennis loves boats. He especially loves sailboats, and one type in particular, with which he’s had a long-standing affair. The humble and soft-spoken man has no qualms admitting it – he loves the often-unconvential-looking sailboats built by Freedom Yachts, and hasRead More

New Bern, N.C. Robert Munro Clarke (Bob) was the son of Betty and Fred Clarke, Sr. of Jamestown, R.I. Bob was born in Arlington, Mass., in 1933 and grew up in Jamestown where his ancestors were among those who bought Conanicut Island from the Narragansett Indians. He graduated from TaborRead More

Stonington, Conn. Joseph P. Reis, 63, of Stonington, Conn., formerly of Pawtucket, R.I., passed away on July 20, 2019 with his family by his side after a six-year battle with multiple myeloma. Joe was born in Providence, R.I., and was the son of Joseph C. Reis and Gloria P. Reis.Read More