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LISA KRISTOFF Tue, 02/23/2021 - 8:00am Planning a festival of the size and caliber of Boothbay Harbor’s Windjammer Days (WJD) during these COVID-19 times is challenging, but the Friends of Windjammer Days continue moving plans forward. “The board of directors has decided to follow the lead of the Big Easy as far as the street parade goes,” said Pete Ripley. This year, a stationary street parade is planned and on the schedule for Wednesday, June 30. The parade has two themes: “Historic Schooners,” in honor of Grand Marshals John Foss of Schooner American Eagle and Doug and...

Historic schooner J. & E. Riggin Courtesy J. & E. Riggin ROCKLAND — The new owners of the historic Rockland-based schooner J. & E. Riggin are looking forward to their first season of taking passengers around the Midcoast on their own vessel, confident that people are looking for experiences outside. But Capts. Justin Schaefer and Jocelyn Schmidt – who took ownership of the 120-foot Maine schooner on Feb. 5. – are no strangers to the local windjammer fleet or the Riggin. Capts. Justin Schaefer and Jocelyn Schmidt recently bought the historic schooner J. & E. Riggin. Photo courtesy of ...