President

Sumner, the great-great-grandson of Jacob Pike, grew up on Chebeague Island in Casco Bay. His coastal upbringing has inspired his love of the ocean, and ultimately pushed him into the Marine Engineering program at the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York, where he is finishing out his senior year. Sumner's love for the JACOB PIKE started at a young age, and his passion to save this Maine icon has become evident through founding and operating the Jacob Pike Organization. Before college, Sumner grew up lobstering. Starting in middle school and hauling traps by hand, he quickly upgraded his boat and hauled 100 traps commercially while simultaneously founding and running Chebeague Carts, the first golf cart rental business on Chebeague island. In his free time, Sumner enjoys spending time with friends and family on the water, along with skiing and snowmobiling.

Vice President & Treasurer

​Taylor, a life-long boatbuilder and owner of Rockport Marine, has always had a passion for wooden boats. He briefly owned the JACOB PIKE in 2007, in fact, before donating her to the Penobscot Marine Museum. While his passion for wooden boats is evident through his time of running Rockport Marine, his deep love for sardine carriers was again brought to light through his reconstruction of the WILLIAM UNDERWOOD, a 1941 Eldredge-McInnis designed carrier built by Simms Brothers of Dorchester, Massachusetts, for the William Underwood Company. When time presented itself, Taylor would work on the UNDERWOOD's reconstruction, ultimately turning the vessel into his personal cruising yacht. The project took more than a decade from start to finish and the WILLIAM UNDERWOOD was relaunched in 2019. Taylor is a dedicated member of the Jacob Pike Organization and serves on its board as the Vice President and Treasurer.

Secretary

Leah grew up on the coast of Maine. She has a great deal of respect for the working waterfront and enjoys recreational boating along the beautiful Maine coastline. Leah has willingly stepped onto Jacob Pike Organization, serving as Board member and Secretary. Her role on educational boards has given her a deep appreciation for the mission of the Jacob Pike Organization and its goal in perpetuating education along the Coast of Maine, while tying into Maine’s rich fishing and shipbuilding history. Leah believes access to the reconstructed JACOB PIKE will become a key component in understanding the importance of the Gulf of Maine while remembering the fisheries that time has left in the past. Leah has spent 35 years working in the financial services industry in Boston and Portland. She has also served for ten years on the School Boards of Yarmouth and Chebeague Island. Leah and her husband presently split their time between Chebeague Island and Naples, Florida.

Director

Maynard’s long love of the Jacob Pike began when he was a teenager, and the vessel was brand new, joining her near-sister Mary Anne at the Holmes Packing Company's plant in his hometown of Rockland. Over the many years since then, he has amassed an unparalleled knowledge of classic wooden boats. Maynard, a mechanical engineer and marine historian, began his career working on nuclear submarines at Electric Boat in Groton, CT, and moved on the Bath Iron Works where he became Chief Mechanical Engineer. His livelihood and passion came together when he was hired by Mystic Seaport to take charge of its watercraft collection and build a new shipyard at the museum. He has dedicated much of his life to the restoration of countless wooden vessels. For many years, and to this day, he has been the Technical Editor for WoodenBoat magazine.

Director

Andrew Moore, restauranteur, Cordon Bleu chef, and self-proclaimed preservationist, makes a unique addition to the board. Andrew’s interest in boating began as a young lad in the UK on the River Thames. Now he is a resident of Pennsylvania where for the last thirty years he runs his landmark restaurant the Stone Bar Inn. Family ties have brought him to Maine where he spends much time boating on the pristine lakes of Washington County. After Family, his passions include the maintenance of vintage automobiles, preservation of his 1848 Pennsylvania farmhouse, and running an antique shop.  On the boating front, current restoration projects include a 1952 Penn Yan triple cockpit runabout and a 1932 Craft-built rowing skiff. Andrew’s triumph, however, is constructing YANKEE DOODLE, a replica of an 1890s steam launch inspired by the River Thames boating of his youth and the work of British craftsman Peter Freebody.

​Words from Andrew “I’ve known Sumner all his life. He is inspired, motivated, and excels at all he puts his mind to. When Sumner asked me to join the board of the Jacob Pike Organization, I knew there must be a reason. I just couldn’t say no.” ​