As 2011 comes into its final days – the office is going on a stay-cation. We will be back in the first few days of 2012 well-rested and ready to go. But before we go we want to wish all you a very blessed Christmas and a ‘wicked good’ start to the New Year.
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 [...]
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.
Spring is one of the busiest times of year on the boat and in the barn. This year it’s wonderful to have familiar faces returning. Toni (Hoot), Scott (Scoot) and Alan (Mouse) arrived early this spring to get a jump start on outfitting. As usual spring is a flurry of activity and with the winter [...]
This morning upon arriving at the office I saw Cap walking across the yard with the look of “I have something to show you”. I always get excited when I see this look because it means I’m going to learn something or see something that if I didn’t work here I would never have the [...]
A study done by Institute for Economics and Peace recently found the Maine is the most peaceful state. While peace can be defined in many different ways, sailing on the Maine Windjammer J&E Riggin has to rank high on a peaceful way to spend a day, or six. Here are some photos that capture that peace [...]
Who doesn’t love a good recipe for comfort food? I can’t imagine any of you are raising your hand! Soups and stews are perfect for this time of year when everywhere you go the temperatures are a little bit (or a lot) cooler than those days in July and August when you’re searching for recipes that do [...]
It doesn’t happen every winter and when it does it’s typically in mid to late January/early February, but yes, Rockland Harbor can and does freeze. In order for this to happen the salt water temperature needs to be -1.9 degrees C or 28.4 degrees F. For as long as I can remember when it [...]
For the last couple of years we’ve made available an online Riggin community for you to connect with fellow passengers, share photos, upload videos, and ask questions. We are sad to say that with a change in the platform we’ve been using we will no longer be able to keep this community up and running. [...]
