A Beginner’s Guide to Sailing Maine

A foggy Maine morning can turn a field of lobster pot buoys into a test of patience. Dean Wilkening

The idea of sailing to Maine always made me nervous. Lobster pots everywhere, frequent fog and the prospect of anchoring on rocky bottoms all loomed large in my imagination. I pictured snagging a lobster pot, having to jump into frigid water to cut it free, only to be swept by the current into another pot or, worse, a rocky shore. The fact that...