December 7, 2010 – 12:19 pm
Captain Jon Finger’s Windjammer Christmas Cards have been highly anticipated every year since he started painting them in 1999. Every year Capt Jon sketches and then paints in watercolor a beautiful scene from the Maine coast always containing an image of the historic Maine windjammer, Schooner J&E Riggin. We now offer those same sailing themed Christmas cards [...]
November 8, 2010 – 12:51 pm
Now that the schooner is buttoned up for the long winter ahead our crew has departed, off on their next adventure. Toni and Scott have headed back to Texas for the holidays, taking the long way across country via the mid-west. how long they’ll stay and where they’ll head to next is just part of [...]
October 15, 2010 – 2:44 pm
On Monday we hauled our Maine windjammer, the J&E Riggin, out of the water for the second time this year. While we normally haul out in the spring for annual maintenance, this fall we hauled to work on a few projects that we don’t have time to do in the spring. And because we are hauled [...]
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October 11, 2010 – 3:56 pm
When Captains Jon & Annie built the barn at their house Capt Jon made this great pulley system to get the sails up to the 2nd floor. On Friday we were grateful to have this system in place after Capt Jon, crew and Glen, a 13 time Riggin passenger, after derigging (removing the sails and [...]
October 8, 2010 – 9:39 am
On Thursday amidst the wind and drizzle the Schooner J&E Riggin and her passengers made way back to Windjammer Wharf in Rockland Maine for the final time this sailing season. As they approached you could see everyone dressed in warm hats and rain gear but you could also see everyone smiling. [...]
October 4, 2010 – 9:35 am
Whew! What a crazy, fun, busy and exciting summer we’ve had. Hopefully you were able to get out and enjoy the beautiful summer weather with hiking, swimming, playing in your garden and perhaps out sailing with us! We are just days away from the end of the sailing season and what a season it’s been. We [...]
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Your hosts aboard the Maine Windjammer, Schooner J&E Riggin. What is your favorite part about the sailing season? Just being out in the sun and wind – the elements, the people, and the food. It’s a pleasant way to spend the afternoon What’s your sign? Leo What is your favorite food? Pasta What is your [...]
While they are not full time crew members, part of what makes the experience on the J&E Riggin so special is that the whole family sails. If you have a question – Chloe and Ella are sure to have the answer. Can you imagine having a 120 foot wooden schooner as your summer playground?! It’s [...]
And we have Toni Ridout also from Dallas, Texas who is joining us for her 3rd season on the J&E Riggin. Annie is very happy to have her helpful hands in the galley! What did you do over the winter? I did some traveling- I went to Florida, Colorado, Oklahoma, Philadelphia, New York and Boston. [...]
Next we’d like to introduce (or reintroduce if you sailed with us last year) you to Scott Pavageaux from Dallas, Texas. What did you do over the winter? I spent last winter cooking in a restaurant and working on metal sculptures. I made my way back to Maine with a road trip stopping in to visit [...]
