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Mystery Harbor: Guess the harbor, win a hat!

Points East 

If you can correctly identify this harbor, you’ll be on your way to winning a fine Points East designer cap. To qualify, identify the harbor AND tell us something about the harbor, such as how you recognized it and some reasons you like to hang out there. We’ll pick aRead More

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Bringing the old girl home

Points East 

Capt. Mike kicks off a new day-charter venture with a flawless 300-mile delivery of his fetching, 96-year-old lobster cruiser from Sedgwick, Maine, to his home waters in Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay.

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Faster ain’t always better

Points East 

December 2024 By Bob Muggleston Did anyone catch this year’s America’s Cup? I’ve never been a huge fan, but for sailors of a certain ilk it’s always been must-see tv. Certainly the 2013 version of the contest, in which Oracle Team USA overcame an 8-1 deficit to Emirates Team NewRead More

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Will Armageddon Be Joe Biden’s Final Legacy Regarding Russia?

Antiwar.com 

When the Soviet Union dissolved in late 1991, the world seemed poised for a new, more peaceful era no longer haunted by the fear of a nuclear Armageddon. The principal successor state from the wreckage of the USSR was a noncommunist Russia that was intent on becoming part of the democratic, capitalist West. President George … Continue reading "Will Armageddon Be Joe Biden’s Final Legacy Regarding Russia?"

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A cockle-warming beverage

Points East 

It's that time of year when a warm drink really hits the spot

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The inconvenience of sailing

Points East 

December 2024 By Will Gerstmyer Anyone who has partnered with a sailboat and felt her sails fill, and her hull rise, can attest to the beauty of sailing. One minute there is flailing, and the next? All is balanced and breathtaking. For those of us who succumb to this particularRead More

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Engine(less)

Points East 

Buzzards Bay. Becalmed. Sun broiling. Sail slatting. Boom flailing. Twelve-foot catboat performing six degrees of motion. Wakes of tugs and powerboats, all propelled by engines. Why don’t we have one?

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