"Captains Doug and Linda Lee and Captain John Foss" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Captains Doug and Linda Lee and Captain John Foss" by Doug Mills
Captains Doug and Linda Lee and Captain John Foss prepare to relaunch American Eagle at the North End Shipyard in Rockland Maine.[05102015]

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The Best of 2012: The First Tall Ship Photo Safari of 2012

The sky was overcast with golden sunlight filtering around the edges of the clouds, as we arrived at the old lighthouse, the same lighthouse were my grandfather served as keeper 100 years ago. The wind is causing the waves to break on the breakwater sending salt spray into the morning air.

Out of the distance comes the schooner J & E Riggin, built in 1927 as a oyster dredger, she has been sailing the cold blue Atlantic for 85 years. One quickly looses a sense of time and place in the presence of these historic boats that have sailed out of the past. However, they are just as much at home in the 21^st century as they were in the 19^th and 20^th. Carried on the wind she glides past with almost no sound at all, like a ghost ship.

About a half an hour latter American Eagle and Heritage arrive together. What a sight to see these two majestic ships race to the harbors entrance. In her younger days American Eagle would race for the harbors entrance with a load of fish caught on the Grand Banks. It was the fastest boats that would get their harvest from the sea to the market first while the price was at it's highest. It is estimated that she brought over 40,000,000 pounds of fish during her fishing career!

The last ship of the day is Heritage. Heritage is the perfect combination of grace and beauty. Heritage is the newest ship in the fleet. She was designed, built and sailed by Captain Doug Lee. A new boat with very old blood lines.

All too soon it is time to return to my world of computers and cell phones. But I will return to the old lighthouse in Rockland harbor next week. I will be leading another Tall Ship Photo Safari on Saturday June 23^rd

J&E Riggin

J&E Riggin passing Owls Head.

American Eagle

Heritage

American Eagle and Heritage race into Rockland Harbor.

Heritage in the wind.

In Rockland harbor.

The great windship Heritage.

Happy Holidays From The Captains of Maine Windjammer Association

Happy Holidays from the Gang! 

From left to right, back row: Doug and Linda Lee, Noah Barnes, John Foss, Kip Files, Barry King; middle row: Mike McHenry, Bob Tassi; front row: Cathie Dorr, Brenda Thomas, Loraine DuBeau, Garth Wells.

The First Tall Ship Photo Safari of 2012

The sky was overcast with golden sunlight filtering around the edges of the clouds, as we arrived at the old lighthouse, the same lighthouse were my grandfather served as keeper 100 years ago. The wind is causing the waves to break on the breakwater sending salt spray into the morning air.

Out of the distance comes the schooner J & E Riggin, built in 1927 as a oyster dredger, she has been sailing the cold blue Atlantic for 85 years. One quickly looses a sense of time and place in the presence of these historic boats that have sailed out of the past. However, they are just as much at home in the 21^st century as they were in the 19^th and 20^th. Carried on the wind she glides past with almost no sound at all, like a ghost ship.

About a half an hour latter American Eagle and Heritage arrive together. What a sight to see these two majestic ships race to the harbors entrance. In her younger days American Eagle would race for the harbors entrance with a load of fish caught on the Grand Banks. It was the fastest boats that would get their harvest from the sea to the market first while the price was at it's highest. It is estimated that she brought over 40,000,000 pounds of fish during her fishing career!

The last ship of the day is Heritage. Heritage is the perfect combination of grace and beauty. Heritage is the newest ship in the fleet. She was designed, built and sailed by Captain Doug Lee. A new boat with very old blood lines.

All too soon it is time to return to my world of computers and cell phones. But I will return to the old lighthouse in Rockland harbor next week. I will be leading another Tall Ship Photo Safari on Saturday June 23^rd

J&E Riggin

J&E Riggin passing Owls Head.

American Eagle

Heritage

American Eagle and Heritage race into Rockland Harbor.

Heritage in the wind.

In Rockland harbor.

The great windship Heritage.

For those wishing to learn more about these amazing tours or to book a safari for yourself you can visit: www.mainephotosafari.com. Of email me at : dougmills@shootmainestudios.com.

Happy Birthday Tall Ship Heritage

Happy 29th Birthday Schooner Heritage

To learn more about the schooner Heritage go to: http://www.schoonerheritage.com/index.html

Sailing Heritage

Story and photos by Doug Mills


It is late afternoon on a cool April day as the 95' schooner Heritage is guided gently into the marine railway cradle at the North End Shipyard in Rockland Maine.  This is the same railway she was built on 29 years ago.  Captain Doug Lee oversees the operation.  He is not only the owner captain but he also designed and built the Heritage.
Schooners have been built on the coast of Maine for over 200 years.  During the "age of sail" they were the fastest and most reliable way to get around.  They were also the most efficient way to move merchandise up and down the coast.  During the late 1800's and early 1900's Rockland was home port to more than 300 schooners.  Today only a handful of these boats still sail the coast of Maine.

Heritage is a new breed of schooner drawn from those very old blood lines.  Built in 1983 for the windjammer trade She is the embodiment of form and function, strength and graceful beauty.
Heritage sails every week from late May to October from the North End Shipyard.  For the old salt or the landlubber captains Doug and Linda make sure that every trip is one that their guests will not forget.

**WARNING: Sailing with Doug and Linda is habit forming!**

MEET THE WINDJAMMER: Heritage of Rockland, Maine

MEET THE WINDJAMMER: Heritage of Rockland, Maine
Reporter: David Mills

Rockland, ME - Our newest "MEET THE WINDJAMMER" edition is on the beautiful Schooner Heritage of Rockland, ME. Heritage is a very special Schooner that not only is beautiful, but the first to be planned, designed, built and captained by it's owners. We will highlight what makes this Schooner so special to us and to others.

Heritage is not your typical Schooner has she was planned, designed and built by her owners Doug and Linda Lee at there North End Shipyard in Rockland, ME, who also captains her. The size of Heritage is 95 feet long, two masted with room to carry 30 passengers on trips along the Maine coast. Doug and Linda Lee have put a lot of thinking into what they wanted for features. Features are a galley in the large after cabin, large skylight overhead and new wood-burning Shipmate stove.

The Schooner Heritage has 14 double, 6 double bunks, 2 with private heads and 2 single cabins. Cabins  have standing headroom and electric lights, sinks with hot and cold running water. Sheets and blankets are provided and passengers may refresh themselves with a hot shower in the forward deck house. Heads are conveniently located on deck.

Guests who want to sail on Heritage can chose from 3, 4, 5 and 6 day cruises along the Maine coast. A lobster bake is a feature aboard every trip aboard Heritage. Heritage is truly a beautiful vessel to sail on as wind determines where she goes on her adventures.

The Heritage is the newest coasting schooner carrying passengers along the Maine coast. It was designed and built by Captains Doug and Linda Lee at the historic North End Shipyard in Rockland. Sailing during the summer and working on the Heritage during the off-season, the project took a year of planning and four years of construction. The launching on April 16, 1983 was attended by thousands of people, including crews from all three national television networks.

You can read more about this wonderful and beautiful vessel named Heritage by going to their site here.

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Reporter David Mills

Rockland, ME 04841

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