Tom Snyder

Tom Snyder is a friend of Points East Magazine and wrote a funny and very popular column for us from the magazine’s inception in 1998 until 2009. We’ve archived his columns below.

My new hobby will be fun to be bad at

May 2009 By Tom Snyder I must today admit that a decade ago when I bought my boat, it was because I had a deep desire to demonstrate to the world that, at 46, I was finally a grownup who didn’t get most of his
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It’s all about being a good host

April 2009 By Tom Snyder My 9-year-old daughter, Amy, and I experienced the perfect 10 days of sailing a few early Junes ago. For the first few days out, we were the only cruising boat in any of the coves we visited. Our days were
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What’s not to like about this reorg?

Midwinter 2009 By Tom Snyder I found a note that I wrote to myself a few years ago. It said: “If I ever don’t have a sailboat, I’m going to have to find another place to focus my love of elaborate systems.” This note was
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Nowadays, I really need a hobby

December 2008 By Tom Snyder How cool would this be? A new genre of boat called a Zero Footprint Fair Weather Strolling Short Hopper? I think I’m going to design the prototype all by myself and then start building them for my target customers. Let
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What happened 11 years ago is a mystery

October 2008 By Tom Snyder So, to recap, I bought my first boat in Hingham, Mass., 11 years, ago right after I sold my company – something I said I would never do (sell my company or buy a boat). She changed just about everything
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