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 [...]
Please forgive us in advance be we are taking a little trip back in time and going a little techno here for this post. When Captains Jon & Annie took over stewardship of the Schooner J&E Riggin in winter of 1997/1998, as part of the package of boat and business, they inherited a one page [...]
Yesterday’s strong winds didn’t stop the crew from taking the Riggin‘s winter cover and framing off. It was time. Typically we remove the cover when we haul out in the spring but because we did our haul out in the fall we were able to keep the cover on a little longer. We are now [...]
One of the last “big” project of the outfitting season this year was replacing part of the rail cap on the port side of the schooner.
Winter is the time for projects. Projects in the barn, on the boat and in the office. In recent weeks Captain Jon has started on a few projects. In the barn Cap has started sanding and staining the forward skylight and adding window bars. On the boat he has started the process of adding [...]
Are you considering a Maine sailing cruise this year? If you weren’t….why not? And if you are already planning to come sail the Maine coast – now is the perfect time to book. Through February 1st first time passengers are eligible for our 5% early booking discount on any of our windjammer cruises and if you’ve sailed [...]
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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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 [...]
