The voting has ended and while MaineWindjammer didn’t win the Shorty Award for travel this year we were in great company. The other 5 finalists consisted of WildEarth – LIVE wildlife 24/7 from Djuma in South Africa. LIVE safari; CruiseSource – Cruise Advice, Deals, Reviews and FUN!; SoulTravelers – Family on 3rd year of open ended [...]
Every year the Penobscot Bay Chamber of Commerce, of which both schooners are members, holds an annual awards ceremony honoring various businesses. Awards such as the Waterfront Enhancement Award, Community Service Award, Downtown Business District Interior and Exterior Improvement Award and the Community Spirit Award. This year one of our favorite restaurants, “From humble [...]
I just feel compelled to point out to those who have been asking for Captain Jon to post on the blog, that the one about Andrew Wyeth is his first. Hurray for him! It only takes a small miracle to get these captains of historic sailing vessels anywhere near the computer much less contributing on [...]
In late December "MaineWindjammer' (the Twitter name for the Schooner J&E Riggin) was nominated for a Shorty Award – the equivalent of an Oscar for movies, in the category of Travel. Twitter writers from all over the world were nominated. The great news is we found out earlier this week that 'MaineWindjammer' is a finalist [...]
Can you guess where this photo was taken? To make a go at it leave a comment with your guess and be sure to sign in with an email address so we can let you know if you are the winner. Hint: This lighthouse you would be much more likely to see on a six day [...]
We wish you all peace, love and laughter throughout the year! Captains Jon & Annie and Captain Bob & Dawn TassiMaine Adventure Sails
It’s always nice to see local talent succeed in their craft. We just read an article in USA Today about local Rockport, Maine artist T. Allen Lawson who’s painting was chosen as the 2008 White House Christmas card. The painting is of a view from the White House’s Truman Balcony overlooking a snow-covered lawn with [...]
Not too long ago Captain Jon was commenting on what a wonderful job our shore coordinator, Elizabeth, does for us. He added “I think we should name her Employee of the Month”. Of course since all of the crew except for Elizabeth has gone home for the winter season, there wasn’t much competition for who [...]
Can you guess where this photo was taken? To make a go at it leave a comment with your guess and be sure to sign in with an email address so we can let you know if you are the winner. Need a hint? This is a lighthouse on the Maine coast and not on [...]
