December: Sippican Harbor, Marion, Mass.

Sail still more popular than power

No doubt, that would be Sippican Harbor in Marion, Mass. Photo taken from the front lawn of Barden’s Boat Yard. Growing up I spent summers in nearby Wareham, Mass., and most Saturday mornings found my dad and me traveling over to Marion to buy the morning newspaper, then visiting Barden’s Boat Yard and Burr Brothers Boats to check out the activity at the two facilities. We visited Sippican a few times over the 37 years that we sailed our Cal 21 out of Wareham...