Do you know the difference between hard tack and soft tack? Hard tack is the nickname for a simple type of biscuit made from flour and water, and sometimes salt. Soft tack is another name for bread baked at sea. Hard tack is a long-lasting cheap biscuit that was used in the absence of perishable [...]
I love nautical terminology. I love how a simple word, phrase or item can have such a fun twist when you bring it to the ocean; not to mention the fun words that were created on ships and are no longer used. Awhile back I stumbled across a book of nautical terms on the bookshelf [...]
We love contests! To date our favorite has been one we called “Where in the World is your Riggin Gear?” an idea that hatched from a photo of a Riggin passenger in her denim Riggin shirt while posing by iguanas in the Galápagos. As office meetings happened this fall we talked about doing another year-long contest. [...]
As 2011 comes into its final days – the office is going on a stay-cation. We will be back in the first few days of 2012 well-rested and ready to go. But before we go we want to wish all you a very blessed Christmas and a ‘wicked good’ start to the New Year.
It’s the second day of December and Christmas cards have already started arriving in our inbox from passengers! If you haven’t already picked out your cards for family, friends, and co-workers this year now is the perfect time. Captains Jon Finger’s nautical themed cards show the Maine coast and feature the historic Schooner J&E Riggin - sketched and painted [...]
Yesterday we had quite the chuckle when an image from weather.com showed up in our Facebook stream. Looking across the United States the temperatures in Maine were warmer than anyplace else. Bangor Maine was warmer than Miami Florida – at least for a little while. By noon our temperatures had settled into the mid 50′s [...]
We are happy to announce the release of our newly redesigned brochure! When we redesigned the J&E Riggin website a few months ago we knew we needed a new brochure to match. If you’d like to receive a copy please fill out the online request form. After tweaking language and going through hundreds of photos we had [...]
We have the end of the 2011 sailing season in sight as we get ready to wrap up summer and pull out the fleece for fall. For those of you that sailed with us this summer we have some great memories and hope you do as well. It is with these memories still fresh in [...]
A poem for those of you feeling the call of the sea…. I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by, And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song and the white sail’s shaking, [...]
Come join the Schooner J&E Riggin’s Maine Lighthouse & Lobster Cruise™ - there is still space left on our August 26th 4 day trip and on the September 19th 6 day trip! Maine Lighthouses from Maine Office of Tourism on Vimeo.
