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Sailing through boot camp

August 15th, 2022

Capt. Mike Martel, who sails out of Bristol, RI, holds a 100-ton master’s license and is a lifelong boating and

September 30th, 2021

by David Roper, Points East magazine I couldn’t stop thinking about her. Though I didn’t want to tell my wife

August 19th, 2021

by Capt. Michael L. Martel, Points East But it’s not fiction, not at all. German-born Jens Lange exchanged his three-piece

March 8th, 2021

Points East, a wonderful U.S. boating magazine for Coastal New England, shares this “doozy” from their Kiwi friend Peter M.

June 3rd, 2020

Points East magazine editor Bob Muggleston finds hope amid the coronavirus pandemic. In the 2015 film “The Martian,” Matt Damon

March 29th, 2020

by Bob Muggleston, Points East This past summer a commercial airline pilot friend of mine, Travis, spent a lot of

November 18th, 2019

If you own a keelboat, owned a keelboat, thought of owning a keelboat, or just seen a keelboat, this report

August 8th, 2019

Bob Muggleston, editor of Points East magazine which serves New England boaters, gets into suds with this report: Beer is

April 23rd, 2019

Experienced boaters have wisdom … which is often accumulated the hard way. Bob Muggleston, editor of Points East magazine, reflects

February 26th, 2019

by Bob Muggleston, Points East “A boat is always there – you never stop worrying about her whether you are