Directions:

 

           By Air: You can fly into Boston, MA (BOS); Portland, ME (PWM); Bangor, ME (BGR); or Manchester, NH (MHT) and either rent a car or take a shuttle plane from there to the Rockland, ME airport.  Driving time is approximately 4 hours from Boston, 1 ½ - 2 hours from Portland or Bangor; and 3 ½ hours from Manchester.

 

           From Boston: US Air (Colgan Air 800-428-4322) flies directly into Rockland Airport (RKD) from there it is only a five-minute taxi ride to the boat, call Schooner Bay Taxi at 800-539-5001 before you arrive.

           From Portland: you can arrange for Mid Coast Limo (800-937-2424) to meet you and drive you directly to the boat.  Delta, Continental, US Air and United all fly into the Portland Jetport.

                                                                                                          Driving Directions:

 

Note:  If you use MapQuest or another map service to print a map or driving directions to us, do not use the 136 Holmes St. address, this address is to the office not the boat – it will lead you away from the water and straight to our garden...where we may put you to work weeding!  Instead use 80 Ocean Street as the destination point and you are sure to have an enjoyable sail!

          

From the South: Avoid the city of Boston altogether by taking 495N to 95N.  From there you have two options: scenic or less traffic.  If you are traveling during mid summer on a weekend take the “less traffic” route unless you have time to meander.

Note: If you want to drive we are approximately 7.25 hrs from NYC; 3.5 hrs from Boston; 3.25 hrs from Manchester, NH and 1.75 hrs from Portland, ME.

Scenic:  Follow I-95N until you can merge onto I-295N via exit #44 (S. Portland/Downtown Portland).  Continue on 295N to the Brunswick/Coastal Route 1 exit #28.  From Brunswick, travel on Route 1 to Rockland (approx 53 miles).  Once in Rockland go to your third light and turn right onto Route 73.  At the “Y” in the road veer to the left onto Water St. Take a left at the stop sign onto Ocean St.  When you see the gazebo on your left, turn left.  You will see the J&E Riggin at the dock behind the boathouse.  The parking lot on your left is where you will be parking for your trip.  You may pull in toward the boathouse to unload your items.

 

Less traffic: Take 95N all the way to Augusta exit 109 and then take Route 17 East to Rockland.  Follow Route 17 into Rockland (approx 45 miles), it will join with Route 1A.  Turn right on Route 1A, or Broadway, and follow to the third light.  At the third light turn left onto Route 1 North- follow through 2 more lights and take a right onto Route 73.  At the “Y” in the road veer to the left onto Water St. Take a left at the stop sign onto Ocean St.  When you see the gazebo on your left, turn left.  You will see the J&E Riggin at the dock behind the boathouse.  The parking lot on your left is where you will be parking for your trip.  You may pull in toward the boathouse to unload your items.

 

Car Rental: Enterprise (800-325-8007) and Budget (800-527-0700) both have offices in Rockland, Portland, and Bangor.

Bus: Concord Trailways makes stops in Boston, Portland, Rockland, Camden, and Bangor.  Call 1-800-639-3317 or visit their website for pricing and schedules.

Train: Amtrak runs a service called the Downeaster from Boston to Portland.  From there you can take the bus service or Mid Coast Limo to get to Rockland, or rent a car. Call1-800-872-7245 or visit their website for pricing and schedules.