Traditional Rigging Co.

07/31/2026

Maine’s 1607 replica VIRGINIA and MAYFLOWER II participating in Sail250. Virginia has a full suit of sails from our loft and Mayflower II sports our main, main topsl and mizzen. Thank you to Captain JB Smith and crew for the photos!!

07/16/2026

Any other page admins get weird notifications about the “control” of their page, along with an email from FB?

06/19/2026

This sweet little cotton sprits’l is headed to the Pacific Northwest.

05/29/2026

The Herreshoff 12 1/2s are ready for launch day. Wicked beautiful, International Yacht Restoration School! 😍 Both rigging and sails provided by our loft.

05/22/2026

2 suits of Herreshoff 12 1/2 sails headed for boats the International Yacht Restoration School has been working on this winter. This design is from 1914. The first 20 boats were built over the winter of 1914-25. They sold for $420 each😳

05/11/2026

Ka-CHOW
Yes this is bad.

05/08/2026

Justice for Troy!
This guy was a real treasure, absolutely. If you didn’t know him, too bad for you.

A joyous day will occur on 5-9-2026 Troy Nataniel Ingram, the Last Privateer, will be celebrated in Foultondale, Alabama, his home town church.

An Eagle Scout, Son, Brother, Uncle, Shipmate, Tall Ship Sailor, Inspiration to all that are Make Belive, Gentle Soul, who was taken from his family, shipmates, and Islands, Nantucket and St Simons.

Carry on you beautiful Inspiration of life, in the Easy Calm Lane, we sail for you.

Your shipmates journeyed you home, Captain Sean, James, Ally, Sam, Nina, Todd, Chuck, Kelly, Mya, Elliot, John, Mike, John, Nick, Leigh Ann, captain Don, LeeAnn, Drew Orr, Levi Orr, Clint , Linda, Derrick, Egan Maritime Institute and Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum, all wish you a safe journey to Never - Never land, in the century you belong in, with peace and comfort, away from the shackles of maintenance and duty, because you have bigger duties.

Carry on you lovely, sweet soul, your watch is covered, captain Sean gave six bells, you are missed, profoundly.

05/01/2026

Some help making 12 1/2 sails from our Sr. Morale Officer🤣Have a good weekend!

04/27/2026

Big or small, we do it all!

04/23/2026

Well, we’re outta here. Officially wrapped up today after setting up the awning, the cherry on top was going to be a courtesy deck wash but there were plumbing issues.
About six miles of cordage, a few hundred pounds of marline and seine twine, forty plus gallons of net dip, over a hundred new blocks, one fingernail, lots of good times, a few hard times, plenty of quality time with the serving mallets, and immense pride in the work we carried out for the ship, knowing most of it will never be considered by most people.
But it’s the details that count. Every little detail is in itself a work of art that contributes to the whole.
All this rigging work was carried out by the five of us over six months of record breaking weather both hot and cold. Only two of us had ever worked together before. Having said that, six months of intense work in difficult conditions that would crush normal people gave us a shared struggle that only made us more determined to do the absolute best we could for the ship, each other, and ourselves. I couldn’t be more proud of Made, Orion, Noah and Becca. This has been an epic adventure not likely to be repeated any time soon. There was a period when I had some serious misgivings about whether we could pull this off, but like they say the only way out is through. So we did it.
Constellation is certainly a unique vessel and we really hope she gets the care she desperately needs in the future. While she may not have the storied past like USS Constitution and is not one of the famed frigates, she is certainly no less noble. She needs support and if you live in Baltimore you should go see her for yourself. Bring a friend. Volunteer.
Many thanks to Steve Bountress at Living Classrooms for setting up the project and working with us through all the hiccups, the staff at Historic Ships in Baltimore, especially Sam and John for weathering a miserable winter with us and for granting us the space and time and especially to Stephanie for shutting the alarm off for us repeatedly. Thanks to Scott over at McLean and the various operators (all of whom have had the patience of a saint) of the 250T capacity Centennial, the coolest crane ever, and definitely the biggest one I’ve ever seen up close.