here is nothing we would rather be doing than sailing the J. & E. Riggin and showing you the legendary Coast of Maine.
e have worked as a husband-and-wife team both on the sea and in the hospitality business, and our previous experience prepared us well for the Riggin. We truly enjoy being your captains and your hosts.
lifelong sailor who has cruised the Maine Coast for more than a decade, Jon holds a Master of Sail 500-ton license. He began sailing on Lake Michigan, and went on to a four-year tour in the U.S. Coast Guard, serving on the Academy's tall ship Eagle and the icebreaker Mackinaw. His sailing career has taken him all along the East Coast, crewing on a research vessel in Bermuda and captaining charter yachts from Maine to the Caribbean. Prior to buying the J. & E. Riggin, he sailed as captain of several of the larger windjammers in the Maine fleet, and also worked on several well-known sail-training vessels.
nne is not only a licensed captain, she is also a skilled professional cook with a unique sense of style. She studied at the Culinary Institute of America, worked in the restaurant industry for eight years, and trained for three years under a Swiss chef. Like her husband, she was drawn to the Maine coast from their native Midwest and, after graduating from Michigan State University, she spent three years working in the windjammer fleet, both on deck and in the galley. She and Jon also sailed for several seasons as the professional crew on a private yacht in New England and the Caribbean.
s the owners of the beautiful J. & E. Riggin, we cordially invite you to come sail the Maine Coast on our authentic and historic schooner.
here is nothing we would rather be doing than sailing the J. & E. Riggin and showing you the legendary Coast of Maine.
e have worked as a husband-and-wife team both on the sea and in the hospitality business, and our previous experience prepared us well for the Riggin. We truly enjoy being your captains and your hosts.
lifelong sailor who has cruised the Maine Coast for more than a decade, Jon holds a Master of Sail 500-ton license. He began sailing on Lake Michigan, and went on to a four-year tour in the U.S. Coast Guard, serving on the Academy's tall ship Eagle and the icebreaker Mackinaw. His sailing career has taken him all along the East Coast, crewing on a research vessel in Bermuda and captaining charter yachts from Maine to the Caribbean. Prior to buying the J. & E. Riggin, he sailed as captain of several of the larger windjammers in the Maine fleet, and also worked on several well-known sail-training vessels.