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 [...]
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 [...]
The boys are back in town and we couldn’t be more excited. It’s early March and the first of our 2010 crew has arrived. Scott (you may remember him as Scooter or Scoot) is back for his second season! He left Texas a little while back and drove his way across country visiting people and places along [...]
Save America’s Treasures, a part of the National Parks Service, has awarded Association for Maritime Preservation (AMP) a $300,000 matching grant. What does this mean for the Riggin? AMP has agreed to take on the rebuild of the Riggin as their first project! While the actual work on the boat will begin the fall of [...]
Changes are fun and they are afoot in our world. As you’ll see, we’ve shifted Artichokes and Asparagus, my food blog. The new name is now At Home & At Sea. Sound familiar? Yup, it’s the name of my cookbook and WAS the domain name for the cookbook website. The cookbook website is no longer [...]
The winter cover is going on, the peapod is out of the water,and Pearl- the yawl boat came out of the water today. Here Toni is rinsing off the salt water to get her ready for winter storage in the barn. Toni is wearing at least 5 lawyers of clothing as its a brisk 43 [...]
Help us make history by saving history. American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation just named Schooner Adventure as a participant in this year’s Partners in Preservation program in Greater Boston. If successful, Adventure will receive $100,000 for new spars. Schooner Adventure is one of 25 sites selected now competing in a five-week [...]
The staging always seems to take forever to errect when the list of must do's are pressing against a good weather window, but it's up and one of the best platforms we've had. And after reefing out seams that need replacing, the caulking begins. The focus is aft where over time the new six [...]
