Here you see the schooner J&E Riggin leaving Great Cove yesterday morning after overnighting there. Her published schedule says that she was on a four-day sky-gazing cruise, including a Perseids meteor shower watch.
Yesterday, there was virtually no wind when the Riggin departed and she did not raise sails. She has no internal engine. Instead, she reliedson her yawl boat to push her:
The Riggin was built in 1927 as an oyster dredger for Charles Riggin of New Jersey. He named her for his two sons, Jacob and Edward (“J&E”) Riggin. She’s 120 feet long overall with a beam (widest part) of 23 feet.
(Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on August 12, 2023.)