After a few days of “Are we hauling out today?” we finally made the move last night. It was a race against light (6:30pm is not a great time to start) and nasty weather on its way to us. It was a bit rocky as the wind made it less than perfect for getting the [...]
After the rain last week we have been rewarded with beautiful weather! Temperatures in the in the 70′s, the sun shining, white fluffy clouds and we’ve already broken out the sunscreen – possibly a new record for us on how early! The top side has been sanded and taking full advantage of the dry and [...]
Looking for something to do on your way to us or on your way back home? We are happy to announce that we have partnered with the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Maine’s first and New England’s largest botanical garden. The 248 acre garden space is located in Boothbay, the perfect place to stop and visit [...]
When it rains, it pours as the saying goes- actually records all over New England are being broken including the Portland Maine rainfall record from 1953 which was broken Tuesday night. And here in Rockland the weather has been no different wet, wet, windy and wet - this means it’s time to work in the barn. How oakum comes [...]
A few folks have been asking how the planning for the rebuild next winter is going so we thought we’d give you a quick update. We have made the decision to haul the schooner out at North End Shipyard for this project, keeping jobs local and supporting our local economy. It will be nice to have [...]
Three weeks ago the National Trust for Historic Preservation named the 2010 Dozen Distinctive Destinations. What a surprise and pleasure it was to read that Rockland Maine was named one of them! Of course if you’ve been to Rockland, and the Riggin for that matter, you already know what a great place it is. We are incredibly [...]
