December 2, 2011 – 2:30 pm
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 [...]
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Tagged Christmas card with lighthouse, Christmas cards with nautical design, Maine artist Christmas card, Maine scene Christmas card, maritime theme Christmas cards, Nautical Christmas Cards, nautical Christmas scene, original Christmas card, sailing Christmas cards, schooner Christmas card, wooden boat Christmas cards
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September 20, 2011 – 2:56 pm
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 [...]
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September 6, 2011 – 3:08 pm
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 [...]
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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.
The highlight of the week for many of our passengers is our traditional Maine lobster bake. It’s an all-you-can-eat feast; seven whole lobsters eaten by one person, a girl scout!, in one sitting is the record (please do not try this at home). After anchoring near an undisturbed island in the early afternoon, the yawl [...]
Day Six: Saturday morning we raise anchor early and head back home. Last minute group photos are taken, addresses exchanged, and a hearty brunch is served to tide everyone over on their way home. We tie up in Rockland amid relaxed, revitalized smiles and see everyone ashore hugs and goodbyes. This post wraps up our [...]
Day Five: As the week goes by everyone relaxes more and more and rises later and later. But coffee is still ready at 7 for early risers, and several passengers take our peapod out for a quiet row. By Friday everyone is an ol’ salt and is ready help get the Riggin underway; the Captain calls out [...]
Every year the Maine Windjammer Association (MWA) hosts a Great Schooner Race. The race is always held the week of July 4th and happened today! We know not everyone is on Facebook, where we’ve kept fans up-to-date as information comes in, so we thought we’d share today’s events in a post so you don’t miss [...]
Day Four: It’s early morning yet, but excitement starts to build as Cap’n Jon returns from an early trip with a crate full of fresh lobsters. After breakfast Pearl ferries us ashore to Stonington. Stonington, on the southern tip of Deer Isle, is aptly named. There is abundant evidence in town and on the surrounding islands of [...]
