ur cruising area, amid the hundreds of islands of Midcoast Maine, is one of the most scenic and spectacular in the world. We have no set itinerary; the wind and tide determine our course and destination. Often we slide through narrow passages or weave through clusters of granite-based islands. Often our only company might be seals sunning on ledges, or porpoises surfacing to breathe. The Penobscot and Blue Hill Bay areas are rich with this kind of sailing, offering an unending variety of scenery and protected waters for comfortable cruising. We might also head a bit offshore where, to the south, only scattered islands dot the open ocean, while to the north and west rise the mountains of Camden or Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island.
ou are encouraged to help with the sailing or in the galley; you can hoist sails, tend sheets, or scrub the deck. The Riggin is a spacious-decked schooner with plenty of room to move about and broad cabin tops on which to stretch while you read your book, watch the scenery, or just relax. You might want to spend some time back by the helm chatting with the captains and crew or taking a turn at the wheel yourself. You can also check our position and the names of the islands on the chart. Or you might want to spend a moment or two alone at the bow listening to the ocean rush past.
t the end of each day's sail, we anchor in a different harbor. It could be an island fishing village such as Isle au Haut or Burnt Coat Harbor or a larger working town like Stonington. Sometimes we drop anchor in a quiet cove where only the flicker of a cottage light hints at civilization. You are welcome to go ashore in the yawlboat to explore or take our traditional Maine peapod for a row. One evening each week we stop at an undisturbed shore for lobster steamed over an open fire - certainly a highlight of the week!
ur cruising area, amid the hundreds of islands of Midcoast Maine, is one of the most scenic and spectacular in the world. We have no set itinerary; the wind and tide determine our course and destination. Often we slide through narrow passages or weave through clusters of granite-based islands. Often our only company might be seals sunning on ledges, or porpoises surfacing to breathe. The Penobscot and Blue Hill Bay areas are rich with this kind of sailing, offering an unending variety of scenery and protected waters for comfortable cruising. We might also head a bit offshore where, to the south, only scattered islands dot the open ocean, while to the north and west rise the mountains of Camden or Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island.
ou are encouraged to help with the sailing or in the galley; you can hoist sails, tend sheets, or scrub the deck. The Riggin is a spacious-decked schooner with plenty of room to move about and broad cabin tops on which to stretch while you read your book, watch the scenery, or just relax. You might want to spend some time back by the helm chatting with the captains and crew or taking a turn at the wheel yourself. You can also check our position and the names of the islands on the chart. Or you might want to spend a moment or two alone at the bow listening to the ocean rush past.
t the end of each day's sail, we anchor in a different harbor. It could be an island fishing village such as Isle au Haut or Burnt Coat Harbor or a larger working town like Stonington. Sometimes we drop anchor in a quiet cove where only the flicker of a cottage light hints at civilization. You are welcome to go ashore in the yawlboat to explore or take our traditional Maine peapod for a row. One evening each week we stop at an undisturbed shore for lobster steamed over an open fire - certainly a highlight of the week!