Appleton, Maine Dave Getchell, Sr., author, editor and outdoorsman, died as he wished, at home and surrounded by family, Nov. 10, 2018. Over the course of 22 years, he was managing editor and editor of the “Maine Coast Fisherman,” “National Fisherman,” and founding editor of the “Small Boat Journal” andRead More

Cranston, R.I. John Francis “Jack” Callahan, passed away unexpectedly on Oct. 26, 2018. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Anderson, and his daughter, Cristina Callahan. A native of Tabor Academy class of ’65, he attended Holy Cross College and served in the U.S. Coast Guard prior to graduating fromRead More

East Greenwich, R.I. Louis (Lou) Anthony Lepry, Sr., age 89, died at Brentwood Nursing Home in Warwick, R.I. on Oct. 9, 2018 after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Joan (O’Connell) Lepry, and five children. Lou was born Jan. 1, 1929 in Apponaug, R.I.,Read More

As I write this I’m on an airplane returning from a trip to the high and dry western desert to meet our first grandchild. The plane banks abruptly, descending through rain-swept clouds into Boston — revealing a long view of the coast to the north and east. I can justRead More

  I was startled by the hostility of our encounter with the lobsterman. It’d been a good while since we’d felt the burn, and I was reminded of the ’70s when the world was beating a path to buy Downeast vacation homes and a tide of anti-incomer sentiment was runningRead More

Guest perspective/Michael Camarata The 2017 hurricane season was notorious for the hardship it caused across the Caribbean and in many places in the United States and its territories. Recovery from the devastation has fallen out of the headlines, but is still ongoing. Out of sight, out of mind, seems toRead More

Last word/Gina Catalano I came to boating through my spouse, who’s long considered the sport a passion of his. What I’ve noticed over the years, however, is that while both of us look forward to the start of the boating season in Rhode Island, lately I’m the one who’s mostRead More

For the last three summers, since buying my latest “big” boat, I’ve had the same three goals: 1) Hunt down Points East columnist David Buckman while he’s cruising in Maine. Me aboard my Good Buddy and David aboard his Leight, we’d go find a few of those eel ruts he’sRead More

In my late 20s, I somehow bit off more than I could chew, talking the owners of an emerging excursion boat business into implementing my grand plans for its expansion. I modeled this expansion on another business I worked for: the 10th largest excursion boat company in the country. WhyRead More

Guest perspective/Larry Wardwell The following is an excerpt from the book “Confessions of a Closet Yogi” by Larry Wardwell. In this true account, which took place in 1959, 18-year-old Larry is on leave from the Air Force, hanging out in his hometown of Natick, Mass., when he and some friendsRead More