J&E Riggin built as an oystering schooner in 1927 in Dorchester, New Jersey on the Maurice River is still paying her own way in this world.
1927 – Built at Stowaman’s Shipyard in Dorchester, New Jersey for Capt. Charles Riggin, named after his two sons, Jacob and Edward.
1929 – Wins the only Oyster Dredger Race.
1960 – Changes hands from the Riggin family to Capt Walter Wardley who converted her to ground fishing vessel out of NY.
1977 – Capt. Dave & Sue Allen of Rockland, Maine buy the worn schooner and convert her for passenger sail.
1991 – The National Park Service designates the J&E Riggin as a National Historic Landmark.
1997 – Capts Jon Finger & Anne Mahle become the new stewards of the J. & E.
2007 – Wins the state of Maine’s Environmental Leader Award –one of the first 50 businesses and the first Maine windjammer (and still is even 4 years later).
The Riggin is onshore at North End Shipyard in Rockland for her inspection and yearly maintenance.
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