Captain’s Blog
Slave Resistance
Gerald Horne’s recent work, The Counter-Revolution of 1776: Slave Resistance and the Origins of the…
From Slaves to Soldiers
During the winter at Valley Forge, General Washington faced chronic shortages of manpower. Rhode…
Oracle Sails High
O The Mariners Museum in Newport News has landed the Oracle, winner of the 2017…
Adventure, Birthday, Boat, Dining, Family, Food, How to, Kids and cell phones, Party, Rates, Reservations, Restaurants, Sailing, Trip Advisor, Vacation, Williamsburg, York River
7 Menu Ideas for a Sailboat
Everything is better on a sailboat, especially…
Charter sail, Coleman Bridge, How to, New York, Rates, Reservations, Reviews, Sailing, Trip Advisor, Vacation, Williamsburg, York River
Sailing the High Seas
Two couples from New York and Virginia went sailing on the high seas of the…
Adventure, Birthday, Boat Buying, Charter sail, Dolphins, Family, Flying, How to, Navy, Rates, Rescue, Sailing, Spinnaker, Trip Advisor, Williamsburg, York River
Sailing at 85
A Maryland family rescheduled a rain date and wound up sailing the York in a rising afternoon breeze that they found a magnificent adventure. Weeks earlier, Kathy Self had hoped to bring her uncle along with her father Jack Green as a birthday surprise on their 85th. “In retrospect this worked out better,” she said, “as he’s cranky and would have resisted the sailing. Dad loves this.” Jack is retired from a long career in graphics and printing in Washington. Kathy is finishing up…
Boat, Crime, Florida, Illinois, Rates, Reservations, Sailboat, Sailboat charter, Sailing, Trip Advisor, US Coast Guard, Vacation, Williamsburg, Work
Beware Illegal Boat Charters
From workboat.com Illegal charters are becoming more of a menace, not just cutting into commercial…
How to, Navy, Rates, Reservations, Safety, Sailing, Trip Advisor, Williamsburg, York River
Heave-To Simplified
Let’s say you’re out sailing the York River and want to stop and have lunch….
Navy, Rates, Reservations, Reviews, Sailing, Trip Advisor, Williamsburg, York River, Yorktown
Sailing the Great Outdoors
Spring winds are at once fluky and gusty on the York River. We observed a…
History, Reviews, Revolutionary War, Sailboat charter, Yorktown
The Expanding Blaze
Before and after the final victory at Yorktown, the American Revolution was the first of…
Adventure, Boat, Charter sail, Extreme sailing, How to, Private sailboat charter, Racing, Rates, Rentals, Reservations, Reviews, Sailboat charter, Sailing, Sailing School, St. John, St. Thomas, Trip Advisor, Uncategorized, Vacation
8 Little-Known Ways to Sail
Caribbean Day Sail—The common expectation for a trip…
Sail into Spring
After a long winter of maintenance, Let’s Go Sail is back on the water for…
Rates, Reviews, Sailing, Trip Advisor, Williamsburg, York River
Sailing with Widows
A most unusual party of women went sailing on a bright and breezy day on…
Dining, Dolphins, How to, Marriage, Marriage proposal, Memories, Motorcycles, Party, Rates, Reviews, Romantic, Sailing, Trip Advisor, Weather, Wedding, Williamsburg, York River
Secrets to getting married on a sailboat
Getting married in a unique setting is like nothing else in the world. Forever…
Birthday, Charter sail, Navy, Rates, Reservations, Reviews, Romantic, Sailing, Trip Advisor, William & Mary, Williamsburg, York River
Sailing the Open Sea
Two wonderful ladies with exciting jobs went sailing on a serene afternoon along the York…
Revolutionary Conceptions
Women played divergent roles in the American Revolution. The new Museum of the American Revolutionary…
Charter sail, Rates, Reservations, Sailing, Trip Advisor, Williamsburg, York River
Boating Stories, Good & Bad
Stephanie King stopped off in Williamsburg from North Carolina on her way to Alexandria to…
Army, Charter sail, Lessons, Rates, Reservations, Reviews, Sailing, Trip Advisor, Wiliamsburg, Williamsburg, York River
Sail Army
Some men have their heart set on buying a sailboat as a life-long dream. No…
Chesapeake Bay, Coast Guard, Dolphins, Fishing, Rates, Reviews, Sailing, Trip Advisor, Williamsburg, York River
Go fish in the York River
As a professional mariner, I regret to report I don’t know about fish. Growing…
Adventure, Children, Family, Navy, Rates, Reservations, Reviews, Revolutionary War, Sailing, Trip Advisor, Tugboat, Williamsburg, York River, Yorktown
Sailing Near the Navy
A couple and a family got a unique vacation adventure while listening to a…
Surprise Birthday Sail
Kristen Yodis of Smithfield took her dad Ed sailing along the York River on his…
Cars, Children, Cold weather, Education, Family, Flying, High School, How to, Lessons, Math, Pennsylvania, Rates, Reservations, Sailing, Trip Advisor, Williamsburg, Work, York River
Junior Sailor Expertise
A junior sailor from suburban Buffalo got a chance to run a giant spinnaker…
Charter sail, Chesapeake Bay, Rates, Religion, Reservations, Reviews, Sailboat, Sailing, South Carolina, Trip Advisor, Williamsburg, York River
Sailing to Church
Two couples who never met before had the extraordinary career of part-time ministries in common….
Air Force, Boat, Charter sail, Children, Family, Michigan, Navy, Rates, Reservations, Sailing, Spinnaker, Trip Advisor, Williamsburg, York River
Sailing with Experience
In the annals of “Sailing Fails” there lies the successful outcome of a bad situation….
Children, Dolphins, Grandchildren, Rates, Sailing, Trip Advisor, York River
Serene Sailing on the York
On a serene afternoon, we sailed the York for an hour before the wind shifted…
Adventure, Anniversary, Charter sail, Navy, Rates, Reservations, Sailing, Trip Advisor, York River
Four Couples Sail the York
Sailing gets in your blood, as discovered with two of four couples sailing the York…
Adventure, Alaska, Dolphins, Family, Football, Grandchildren, History, Museum, Rates, Reservations, Revolutionary War, Sailing, Trip Advisor, Vacation, Williamsburg, York River
Sailing Near Dolphins
A lovely couple from Hampton Roads moved to Maryland and like to return to Williamsburg on vacation….
Adventure, Boat, New York, Rates, Reservations, Sailing, Trip Advisor, Williamsburg
Boating Fails and Tales
“We went offshore in New Jersey looking for bait fish,” said Colleen McGowan while taking…
Animals, Charter sail, Dog, Rates, Reservations, Reviews, Sailing, Trip Advisor, York River
Sailing with Dogs
Two cousins who’ve known each other for decades took a therapeutic sail on the…
Charter sail, Cold weather, exciting, How to, Rain, Rates, Reservations, Sailing, Sailing School, Training, Trip Advisor, Uncategorized, Williamsburg, York River
Rigorous Sailing Class, Day 2
The rain held off and the wind held up for Williamsburg Area Learning Tree’s second…
Adventure, History, Rates, Rescue, Reservations, Reviews, Sailing, Trip Advisor, Weather
Weathering a Hurricane
When he published “Travels with Charley” in 1962, John Steinbeck was arguably the most…
Adventure, Boat, Boat Buying, Charter sail, Coast Guard, Family, Fire, Nursing, Rates, Reservations, Reviews, Sailing, Spinnaker, Trip Advisor, US Coast Guard, Williamsburg, York River
Sailing into USCG Smoke
While sailing the York River with Kevin and Jennifer Brown and their children, we spotted…
Adventure, Charter sail, Compassion, Education, Family, How to, Lessons, Rates, Reservations, Sailing, Trip Advisor, Vacation, Williamsburg, York River
5 Lessons Learned Sailing on the York
Having not sailed since he was 14, Scott Lints took his wife and four children…
Adventure, Australia, Boat, Boat Buying, Canada, Caribbean, Cars, Charter sail, Children, Geography, History, Hotel, How to, Kayak, Museum, Navy, Rates, Reservations, Romantic, Sailboat, Sailboat charter, Sailing, Trip Advisor, Vacation
Best Quick Guide to Cayman Paradise
We returned to Grand Cayman after an earlier vacation, looking for relaxation and the Caribbean…
Adventure, Children, History, Rates, Reservations, Reviews, Revolutionary War, Sailing, Trip Advisor, Williamsburg, Yorktown
Belonging to the Army
With great anticipation, a large area behind the $50 million American Revolution Museum at Yorktown…
Adventure, Children, Family, Florida, History, Rates, Reservations, Reviews, Revolutionary War, Sailing, Trip Advisor, Vacation, Williamsburg, York River, Yorktown
Best Kids Ever Sailing
I’ve taken thousands of people sailing over the years, including hundreds of children. These were…
Adventure, Navy, Rates, Reservations, Romantic, Sailing, Saturday, Trip Advisor, Tugboat, Williamsburg, York River, Yorktown
Sailing Past Navy Destroyer
While on a weekend getaway from Washington, DC, Dave Ramish took his girlfriend Ilana…
Adventure, Children, Navy, Sailing, Williamsburg, York River
Season Opener, Let’s Go Sail
For the season opener of Let’s Go Sail, Hannah and Jeff Davis drove up from…
Navy, Sailboat charter, Sailing, Williamsburg, York River
Unusual Navy ship
This very large and unusual Navy ship has been in port for two weeks at…
Adventure, Chesapeake Bay, How to, Oysters, Sailing, Watermen, Williamsburg, Work, York River
Oyster harvest comes up short
Commuters from Gloucester County who were headed south on the Coleman Bridge this week could…
Charter sail, Navy, Sailing, Williamsburg
Sailing with the Navy
Next door to the National Sailing Hall of Fame lies the United States Naval Academy,…
Charter sail, History, How to, Sailboat charter, Sailing, Williamsburg
Sailing Hall of Fame
At the foot of Prince George Street in historic Annapolis lies the National Sailing Hall…
Charter sail, History, Navy, Sailing, Williamsburg, York River
Last call of the season
A wonderful young couple from Ohio wasn’t sure whether they should choose the Adventure Cruise…
Adventure, Charter sail, Coleman Bridge, Navy, Sailing, Williamsburg, York River
Power sailing with the Navy
A power couple from Washington celebrated their 12th wedding anniversary by observing the power of…
Charter sail, History, Louisville, Ohio, Sailing, Vietnam, Williamsburg, York River
Louisville sailors
Three people who grew up together 50 years ago went on a history binge through…
Chesapeake Bay, History, Revolutionary War, Sailing, Yorktown
Before Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown didn’t just happen. Douglas Cummings gave an excellent prelude as part…
Birds, Birthday, Boat, Charter sail, Dolphin, Kentucky, Navy, Sailboat, Sailboat charter, Sailing, Tugboat, Williamsburg, York River
Sailing past Busch Gardens
Every year Busch Gardens in Williamsburg ramps up in the fall for a massive theme…
Angry Bay
Outside Deltaville, a churning Chesapeake Bay was smashing waves up to three feet against…
Adventure, Boat, Charter sail, Coleman Bridge, New Mexico, Sailboat charter, Sailing, Spinnaker, Williamsburg, Work
Unexpected sailing lesson
What started out as one couple going out for a cruise on the York River…
Alabama, Charter sail, Navy, Sailing, Spinnaker, Submarine, Training, Williamsburg, York River
Sailing with a Sub Rescuer
Of all the military veterans I’ve taken sailing, none had a more peculiar stint than…
Charter sail, Children, Coleman Bridge, Family, New York, Reunion, Sailboat, Sailing, Training, Vacation, Williamsburg, York River
The Future of Sailing
The future of the world and the future of sailing are in good hands with…
Adventure, Boat, Charter sail, Coast Guard, Coleman Bridge, Military, Navy, Sailboat, Sailing, Training, Vacation, Wiliamsburg, York River
Recounting Navy Sails
Ed Jones Jr. of Williamsburg took his family to Water Country as the summer heat…
Charter sail, exciting, Family, Flying, Marines, Memories, Navy, Sailboat, Sailing, Spinnaker, Williamsburg, York River
Spinnaker Sailing Twice
It’s a rare day that we can fly the big blue and red spinnaker…
Hunting, Indiana, Osprey, Sailing
Sailing Past Ospreys
As we cruised past an osprey nest with the parents still there after their fledgling…
Boat, Charter sail, Guns, Marriage, Romantic, Sailing, Wedding, Wiliamsburg, York River
Summer Wedding on York River
Jody Longstreet and Ed Hollin rode his Harley from central Indiana to Williamsburg for their…
Adventure, Charter sail, Children, Cold weather, Family, Football, High School, Memories, Sailboat, Sailing, Williamsburg, York River
Sailing with Shoeless Wonders
You meet some fascinating people sailing. Rob Spain took Sara Elizabeth Timmins out on the…
Colonial Williamsburg, England, Family, History, Revolutionary War, Sailboat charter, Sailing, Travel, Washington, Williamsburg, York River
Sailing to England
On a hot and sultry afternoon, we went sailing to England with a delightful family….
Dolphins, Family, Sailboat charter, Sailing, Vacation, Williamsburg, Work
Sailing with Dolphins
The Couvion family of suburban St. Louis crossed at least two rivers to go sailing…
Birthday, Coleman Bridge, Fire, Navy, Sailing, Williamsburg, York River
Sailing Under the Bridge
Traffic picked up on the York River once the winds came up for the first…
Charter sail, Coleman Bridge, How to, Sailboat, Sailing, Williamsburg, York River
Serenity Sail
Light and variable winds reduced the speed, so we experienced a serenity sail on the…
California, Charter sail, Dentist, exciting, Geography, History, Iowa, Kiwanis, Sailboat charter, Sailing, York River
Sailing to Coincidence
Here’s a cruise that came close to six degrees of separation. Or at the very…
Adventure, Charter sail, Children, exciting, Family, Fire, Fun, Racing, Reunion, Sailboat, Sailboat charter, Sailing, Vacation, Wiliamsburg, York River
Best and Worst Sails
Cruising along the York River on a lazy summer day inspires people to recall their…
Boat, Charter sail, College, Farming, Fishing, Kayak, Sailboat, Sailboat charter, Sailing, Thailand, William & Mary, Williamsburg, Women, York River
International Sail
Guests from different cultures graced the boat on a day of light breezes for an…
Adventure, exciting, Family, Memories, Romantic, Sailboat, Sailing, York River
Sail on the Bow
There is perhaps no better place than to sail on the bow of a boat…
Birthday, Boat, Charter sail, Chesapeake Bay, Children, Coleman Bridge, Family, Fun, Navy, Sailboat charter, Sailing, Williamsburg, York River, Yorktown
Naval Observatory
Every ten days or so a Navy ship cruises up the York River. It’s usually…
Sailing Big
The Sefcik family of Ringoes, New Jersey, went sailing near Williamsburg while in town showing…
Colonial Williamsburg, Drugs, Georgia, Guns, Law Enforcement, Movies, Museum, Revolutionary War, Sailboat charter, Sailing, School, Williamsburg, York River
Community Sailing
Question: Why are some people more compassionate than others? Answer: They serve their community nobly….
Birds, Children, Dolphins, exciting, Family, Florida, Sailing, Vacation, York River
Birds of Virginia
Question: What is it with the birds of Virginia? Answer: They sometimes fly right at…
Boat, Charter sail, Cold weather, Dolphins, Family, Highway, Motorcycles, Sailboat, Sailboat charter, Sailing, Williamsburg
Sailing with Dolphins
Question: What’s the best thing to see on the water? Answer: Dolphins! Nick Haller…
Adventure, exciting, Fishing, How to, Sailboat, Sailboat charter, Sailing, York River
Sailing on Rising Winds
Question: How do you sail on rising winds? Answer: Keep spilling wind from the sails. Wanda…
Coleman Bridge, College, Dolphins, Memories, Sailing, Spinnaker, Wiliamsburg, William & Mary, York River, Yorktown
Sailing Under Spinnaker
Question: What do you do in light breezes? Answer: We run the spinnaker sail downwind….
Air Force, Coast Guard, Coleman Bridge, Drugs, exciting, Fishing, Florida, Georgia, Military, Navy, Realtor, Sailboat, Sailing, York River
Sailing Good Winds
Question: Who should run the boat in brisk winds? Answer: A former Navy jet…
History, Sailing, York River, Yorktown
Sailing to Museum Confusion
Question: Why are we sailing to Museum Confusion? Answer: Because two new museums have the same…
Charter sail, Dining, Nutrition, Sailing
Sailing to Better Nutrition
Nutrition is complicated because of all the permutations of what you’re supposed to do…
Dolphins, Fun, How to, Sailing, Sailing School, York River
Sailing Lessons
Four people from diverse backgrounds met to take introductory sailing lessons on the York River….
Adventure, Charter sail, History, Movies, Sailboat, Sailboat charter, Vacation, Wedding, Williamsburg
Sailing to the Future
It’s an enduring cliché that young people have it tough coming out of school and…
Adventure, Air Force, Charter sail, Fun, Memories, Sailboat, Sailboat charter, Sailing, York River
Sailing on High Seas
Two couples from Heritage Landing went sailing in building seas on a bright, sunny day…
Adventure, Charter sail, High School, History, Memories, Reunion, Revolutionary War, Sailboat, Sailboat charter, Sailing, Sailing School, Saturday, Wiliamsburg, York River, Yorktown
Sailing to a Reunion
Members of the Class of 1965 at a public high school in Hershey, Pennsylvania had…
Adventure, Boat, Charter sail, Sailboat, Sailboat charter, Sailing
Sailing to the Ghost Fleet
The term Ghost Fleet applies to three genres, maybe more. The first Ghost Fleet is…
Adventure, Afghanistan, Chesapeake Bay, Cold weather, Military, Sailboat, Sailboat charter, Sailing, York River
Sailing to Afghanistan
Jennifer and Curtis Miller took their family on a “glam camping” trip to the York…
Adventure, Boat, Charter sail, Chesapeake Bay, Cold weather, exciting, Fishing, Geography, Sailboat, Sailing, Weather, Wiliamsburg, Williamsburg, York River
Norfolk Boat Memories
While taking their gals sailing near Williamsburg, two fellows recalled their Norfolk boat memories, having…
Mother’s Day Sail
Marnie Murphy took her mom and her family out for a Mother’s Day Sail near…
Adventure, How to, Sailing, York River
Decking the Dock
Lonnie’s work crew at York River Yacht Haven replaced the decking at the end of…
Coast Guard, Sailing, York River
Sailing to Bahrain
Before he ships out to Bahrain near Saudi Arabia this summer, US Coast Guard Chief…
Adventure, History, Sailing, York River
Sailing the USS Constitution
Three experienced sailing couples went out on the York River and got to run three…
History, How to, Navy, Sailboat charter, Sailing
Bay Sailing
Two experienced sailors from Boston blew into Tidewater for a government contract job and chose…
Sailing from New Hampshire
We had another family go sailing from New Hampshire, so that’s twice in two…
Sailing to Scholarships
Kyle Voors and Sarah Bevier drove up from Chesapeake to go sailing on the York…
Sailing into Retirement
They say you should phase in retirement and not do it cold turkey. John LaBossiere…
Algonquin Round Table
During my newspaper career in Williamsburg, our daughters came to work occasionally after school. The…
Sailing Like Ike
Students in Sail Time’s basic sailing course ventured out of Willoughby Bay into the…
Marine Corps, Marines, Navy, York River
Testing Oneself Under Sail
You never know what your limits are for personal endurance, and sailing under extreme…
Marine Corps, Psychology, Sailboat charter, Sailing
Sailing Psychology
First-time sailors encounter different reactions based on their life experience, and it takes a little…
W&M Alumna Sail
Angela Goodhart brought two of her children from Northern Virginia to Williamsburg to show her…
Sailing a New Boat
Don Schreffler just bought an old sailboat with another fellow and then went sailing on…
Sailing with FDR
Before Jack Kennedy made sailing glamorous, Franklin Delano Roosevelt enjoyed it as an elegant pastime….
2 Die in Marina Fire
Exactly one week ago a married couple perished on a 43-foot Hatteras when fire broke…
Children, Geography, Uncategorized
Toy Boat at Sea
A toy boat launched in the Atlantic Ocean by South Carolina school students has reached…
How to, Sailboat charter, Sailing, Sailing School, York River
Sail Class Crescendo
The 16th fall sail class by the Williamsburg Area Learning Tree reached a crescendo Nov….
Ch, Charter sail, Sailboat charter, Sailing
Sailing is like Golf
Sailing is like golf in myriad ways. Here are a few. You can meditate while…
Catbird Seat, Sailboat charter, Sailing
Sitting in the Catbird Seat
One joyful surprise of a charter sail is the unique experience sitting in the…
History, Rescue, Wiliamsburg, Yorktown
Runaway Slaves
Runaway slaves found themselves in an unusual situation during the American Revolution. The new republic touted…
Fishing, Sailboat, Sailboat charter, Sailing
Sailing vs. Powerboating
The first thing that people discover about charter sails vs. powerboating is how quiet sailing…
Charter sail, Chesapeake Bay, Fishing, Geography, History, How to, Private sailboat charter, Sailboat, Sailboat charter, Sailing, York River
Oysters in the Bay
They are comparatively few and far between today, but oysters used to clog the Chesapeake…
Boat, Coast Guard, History, Marriage, Memories, Sailing
Sailing on the Bow
Most of the time on a charter sailboat is spent in the cockpit having…
History, Sailing, Washington, York River
Kin to George Washington
Chris and Stetson Hoffman of Franklin, Tennessee, had a special reason to bring their friends…
Blue Sky Over the York
Finally we got to see blue sky over the York River as the storm that…
Boat, Sailboat, Sailor, York River
Where’s that, Sailor?
You can name your boat almost anything except Mayday and Vessel In Distress. As long…
College, How to, Sailing, York River, Yorktown
Sailing to a New Future
Many people retire to Williamsburg, but few try to develop a new future by relocating…
History, Sailing, Vacatiion, Williamsburg
The Gunpowder Incident
We take a short vacation from sailing to report on the history of the Gunpowder…
Sailing to College
Sue Jennings and Cindi Love picked up where they were years ago when they went…
Flying, How to, Sailing, York River
The Other Soaring
Anne and Mark Richards of College Station, Texas, went soaring on the York River near…
Sailing & Shopping
Jay and Jill Vanek went sailing near Williamsburg with light winds that picked up in…
Colonial Williamsburg, History, Sailing, York River
Privilege of Sailing
Colonial Williamsburg teaches history in many ways, sometimes with subtle nuance that carries tremendous impact….
Air Force, Alaska, Kayak, Sailing, York River
The Zen of the Great Outdoors
Here’s what the Zen of the Great Outdoors can do for you. Amy and Jeff…
Flying to Sail
You would think airline pilots would be blasé about sailing since it’s not nearly so…
Coleman Bridge, Highway, History, Sailing, York River
Engineering Marvels while Sailing
Allastair Jackson of England spent 50 years working on bridges and rigs all over the…
Sailing to British History
A family from York, England, enjoyed sailing on the York River off Yorktown while recalling…
Children, History, How to, Sailing, York River
Breaking Character
Colonial Williamsburg is known for its interpreters, many of whom have channeled the personas of…
Dog, Rescue, Sailing, York River
Rescue Dog Can’t Sail
Carrie and Kevin Smith of Greenfield, Indiana, got to talking about their rot chow dog…
Sailing the Current
It took me years to realize while sailing that once you cross the York…
Sailing for Love
Shannon O’Bryan got to talking about teaching second grade why sailing off Yorktown…
Sailing for Merit Badge
Boys aren’t always the best on a sailboat, but Wendy and Rick Cehon’s…
Geography, Greece, Sailing, York River
Sailing to Greece
Mary and Philip Kotsios of Chelmsford MA joined two other couples to sail the York…
Geography, Sailing, York River
Sailing from Snow
Debbie and Ken Johnson are looking to retired to Tidewater after years of living in…
Coleman Bridge, Family, Military, Navy, Sailing, Uncategorized, Williamsburg, York River, Yorktown
Sailing Past the Navy
The US Navy has strict rules that no one can sail closer than 200…
Dolphins off Yorktown
Several dolphins popped up Sunday off Yorktown Beach, bobbing up and down to the…
Sailing for Folds of Honor
Hundreds of people turned out to the inaugural Patriot Boating Days at York River Yacht…
Sailing on Vacation
A new poster encourages families to take vacations because…
Sailing to Certification
Too many teens come out of high school and go to college reluctantly, only to…
Will I Get Seasick?
People occasionally ask if they’re likely to get seasick on a three-hour cruise along the…
Geography, Rescue, Sailing, York River
Floodwaters on their Mind
Kurt and Lauren Young were visiting Williamsburg with their son, and went sailing nearby on…
Sailing Memories
Elizabeth Blatz and her friend Heidi Smith went sailing while visiting Williamsburg, and it brought…
Geography, Sailing, York River
Sailing Back to Water
After living in Iowa, Matt and Rhonda Spaulding were glad to move to Williamsburg and…
Children, How to, Sailing, York River
Sailing to Success
Two couples from New York City quit their jobs in fashion, corporate,…
College, Sailing, Williamsburg, York River
Sailing Past College
Among six people sailing the York River near Williamsburg, two had close connections…
Sailing, Uncategorized, York River
Birthday Sail on the York River
Karen Solderitch took her girlfriends sailing near Williamsburg on her birthday. They enjoyed shrimp, cheese…
Children, Navy, Sailing, York River
Warship Sails Past
The Coleman Bridge swung both spans open for the warship USS John S….
Better Sailors
Klaus Hermanns and Candice Davies had a better time sailing near Williamsburg than they did…
Warships Under Sail
Kevin and Kason Sookwah of Long Island reenacted the Battle of the Capes…
Certified Sailor
Woody Kessler of Norfolk has been sailing all his life and decided to get certified…
Deadline Sailing
While sailing in a wonderful breeze, I explained to the Bartlett family of Minnesota how…
Sloops of War
People ask while sailing the York River how Gen. George Washington could communicate with Admiral…
Hail, Mary
Virginians have no idea how lucky we are, weather-wise. Melissa Olsen took her…
Birds Sail Along
Julie Gamez was intrigued to learn while sailing the York River that osprey…
Father’s Day Sail
Thom MacDonnell took his wife Kaja and friends out on the York River for a…
4th of July Sailing
Yorktown will be a busy place on the 4th of July, and hundreds of boats…
American Hero
George Washington secured his place as an American hero at Yorktown, where Continental and…
Children, Sailing, Uncategorized, York River
Father’s Day Sail
As a unique Father’s Day present, Jack Spain’s son and son-in-law took him sailing along…
Navy Carrier Group
“Here’s a fun factoid that you may not know,” Matt McQuade said while sailing near…
Sailing, Uncategorized, Williamsburg
Sister Sailors
Andrea, Ashley and Jamie Kieffer of Shawnee, Kansas, reunited for a family vacation when…
Children, How to, Sailing, York River
Born Sailors
Evan and Carter Henley of Williamsburg turned out to be natural-born sailors after…
Happy Birthday Sail
To celebrate his birthday with a unique surprise, Galina Hamlett took her husband Neal sailing…
Sailing, Uncategorized, York River
Offshore Sailor
Ramona Findley of Los Angeles has crewed in offshore races from Newport Beach to Ensenada,…
Dinghy Sailing
To my mind, sailing a dinghy is like riding a unicycle. Few people can do…
Thursday, Uncategorized, Weather
Drizzly Thursday, May 21
FRI – Openings for two couples as 2:30 pm. Sunny. SAT – Openings for…
Youngest Sailor
Meet Braedan Cossgrove, 1 month old when he sailed the York River near Yorktown for…
Sail Fast
The fastest sailing on Earth took place during the 2013 America’s Cup in San Francisco…
Sailors Launched
Six adults excelled this spring in the class “Adventures in Sailing” class offered on the…
How to, Sailing, Uncategorized, York River
Life, Liberty & Pursuit of Sailing
Renee Williams took her husband Spencer sailing on the York River as a surprise…
Leisurely Sail
Walter Watson and his girlfriend Nahja spent a relaxing afternoon sailing off Yorktown in…
Sailing, Uncategorized, York River
Hardly Cloudy Sail
Things brightened up considerably on a drizzly day in the aftermath of Tropical Storm…
A Great Sailing Day
Debbie Black and her boyfriend Bernie Thomas drove from Frederick, Maryland, through terrible traffic on…
Sailing, Uncategorized, Weather, York River, Yorktown
Weather Eye for Sailors
As we sailed on a clear bright day along the York River near Yorktown, we…
College, Sailing, Uncategorized
Sailing a Small World
Whenever I take people sailing, I eventually get around to what people do for a…
Farming, Geography, Sailing, York River
Sailing the Plains
Iowa is home to Big Ag, with some of the largest farms in…
Sailing, Uncategorized, Weather, Yorktown
Ice Sailing
With the temperature approaching 80 and the sailing winds running 10 mph near…
How to, Sailing, Uncategorized
Buy a Goat, Not a Boat
One of the cruises offered by Williamsburg Charter Sails is for potential boat buyers. Sailboats…
How to, Rescue, Sailing, Uncategorized
Sailing nomenclature
It’s not necessary to know the jargon of sailing to enjoy the cruise, but it…
How to, Navy, Sailing, Uncategorized, York River
Medicare Sailing
Lynne Randall lives in Texas and is working on a social studies project…
How to, Sailing, Uncategorized, York River
Surgical Sailing
Working in an Operating Room is full of tension, excitement and success. “If you could…
My First Captain
One of the joys of charter sailing is putting an experienced hand behind the wheel….
Navy, Sailing, Uncategorized, York River
Sailing Out of the Park
Alan and Val Domzalski of Gross Pointe Woods MI enjoyed a late afternoon sail…
New Yorktown Museum Opens
The public got its first peek at the new American Revolution…
Sea of Tulips
Thousands of tulips are in full bloom in the Palace Gardens of Colonial Williamsburg. A…
History, How to, Sailing, Uncategorized, York River
Sailing to Freedom
Colonial Williamsburg and the Williamsburg Chamber & Tourism Alliance made their annual appeal to…
Why He Went Sailing
” A landlocked Navy veteran from West Virginia got to fulfill a lifelong dream by…
Sailing with the Coast Guard
Alec Willette is graduating high school in south central Virginia this spring and is enlisting…
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Sailing into History
Marty McCurry and his wife went sailing on the York River with their…
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Happy Sailing Birthday
Every year, Chris and Marty McCurry of Spruce Pine NC try to do…
Hardy Sail
Four hardy sailors ventured out to Willoughby Bay on a brisk, cloudy day…
Sailing, Uncategorized, York River
Season Opener
The first run of the sailing season was out to the York River to…
Crisscross
Optical illusion has two sailboats slicing into each other when in fact they’re several feet…
Sailing Perspective
Kay and Don Peterson sailed the York River with another couple the day after the…
Warm Weather Dwindling
AVAILIBILITY – 11:00 Monday, Tuesday, Friday. Call 757 876-8654. WEATHER – On Monday, we’ll be…
Sailing into History
While sailing on a brisk afternoon along the York River, Corrin and Bob Sellen described…
Smooth Sailing, November
That next cold front probably won’t bring us rain. In fact, it looks like it…
Sailing to Safety
Paul and Pauline LaRoche of Mays Landing, New Jersey, enjoyed a brisk afternoon sailing…
Sailing through November
With daytime temperatures in the 60s during November, winds are still warm as the water…
Sailing Past Liberty
Fred Siegel of Williamsburg sent this along: “Took this picture of Lady Liberty from our…
Nor’easter Aftermath
Yorktown was a ghost town Sunday morning after overnight howling winds subsided. Tents at the…
No Flags Today
Nor’easter winds are expected to gust 30-40 mph this weekend atop the renamed American Revolution…
Navigating a Career
Ft. Eustis is home to the “Army’s Navy,” where soldiers learn everything from becoming…
Sailing Cold
Fred and Barbara Johnson live in Ely, Minnesota, close to the Canadian border. While…
Budding Sailors
Six members of the Williamsburg Area Learning Tree sailing class graduated after a…
Navigating a Career
Ft. Eustis is home to the “Army’s Navy,” where soldiers learn everything from becoming a…
Sights to See on the York
Dolphins showed up late in the season in the York River, with a pod of…
Wounded Bird
This double-crested Cormorant was walking slowly on the bulkhead of York River Yacht Haven, apparently…
Sailing Free
Carol Roehling took her husband Alex Shalash’s family sailing in brisk winds on the York…
Budding Yachtsman
Shayna Maust took her beau Oliver Ross to lunch on their second anniversary of dating,…
Birthday Sail
Larry Perlow’s children sent him sailing with a pal on the York River. In retirement,…
Sailing off Alaska
As we sailed along the York River past the Yorktown Coast Guard Training Center,…
Sailing to Learn
Members of the fall sailing class of the Williamsburg Area Learning Tree encountered fluky and…
Sailing Later
Linda Louise Stamper of Indianapolis and her beau Scott dated a few times in high…
Mentors under Sail
Myla and Jim McGuire of Oro Valley, Arizona, are mentoring a 17-year-old orphan who resides…
Sailing with Swashbucklers
Dedicated mariners traveled to the Annapolis Sailing School from as far as Maine, Los Angeles…
Sailing to Homeschool
A litmus test of whether homeschooling works is how the kids do if they decide…
Dolphin Run
Among unrelated people sailing on the York River one day, we wound up having an…
Sailing Crazy
“Right out of college, I worked for the state of New Hampshire under Governor…
Sailing into Surgery
Tricia Cottrell is a newly minted pathologist doing her residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital in…
Sailing Redux
Melanie and Horace Gilchrest of Portsmouth took their three sons on Willoughby Bay aboard SailTime’s…
Sailing Big
“My son is a professional photographer and worked the Annapolis boat show one fall. A…
Sailing past Hugo
Hurricane Hugo devastated Charleston in 1989, leaving thousands without homes and power for weeks. Karen…
Sailing the Kearsarge
Geri and Rick Voran of Sterling, Virginia, took their two daughters and their boyfriends sailing…
Sailing to Tortola
Here’s an added feature to home-schooling. Every winter Lori and Jason Eitel of Conifer, Colorado,…
Back to the Bay
Bob Norman of northern Virginia used to sail a MacGregor 26 and a Catalina…
Hurricane Watch
Crossing the James past Jamestown on a late summer morning reveals ominous skies. Can it…
Sailing into Beyond
Pathologist Tricia Cottrell does autopsies at Johns Hopkins Hospital, but not all of them. “The…
Boating Epihany
“When I was 17 I had a life-changing experience. My mentor was Jim Pihos, who…
Sailing to Sports
Sheila and Russ Abelein of Long Island raised their children to play competitive sports, including…
Sail Class
Three friends from Norfolk who work in the medical profession also go to the…
Sailing to Security
“My husband I operate a hardware and country store way outside Richmond. One night after…
Sailing with the Chef
Mike and Kate Cash of Kansas City enjoyed their honeymoon sailing on the…
Sailing Salesman
“At Pebble Beach, I met a golfer who been married six times. I told him…
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Sailing to the Bridge
Dave Brockman of Christiansburg got a waterview perspective of the George P. Coleman Bridge…
Sailing for Show
“Whenever we do an evolution (event) of 15 or 20 ships at sea, we have…
Mariner Gift
The tall ship Eagle departed Yorktown on the York River with a special gift…
Melancholy Sail
MELANCHOLY SAIL – Watching the flag flutter on the tall ship Eagle in the York…
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Sailing & Diving
“Colorado has more divers per capita than any other state. We like to dive…
Soaring with the Wind
For their 28th wedding anniversary, Denise Ward took her husband Richard sailing and sightseeing on…
Learning to Sail
The Green family of Carrollton spent two rigorous days at SailTime Virginia Beach learning the…
Sailing the World
Navy Ensign Marie Gallant and Navy Lt. Addison Carr met at sea on the USS…
Sailing too High
For years, the Philip Morris plant on Route 143 near Williamsburg has been vacant. The…
Geography, Sailing, York River
Sailing to Mexico
Jerry Lafferty of Cincinnati and Puerto Vallarta went sailing with his brother Ed Lafferty and…
Sailing & Robbery
“My daughter Erin had started work as a bank teller and had her head down…
Imperfect Storm
When Ivan smashed into the panhandle of Florida in 2004 as a Category 4 hurricane,…
Team Sailing
Two dozen young women who play field hockey for the University of Michigan went on…
Sailing Slimmer
Diet and exercise really work. “I weighed over 300 pounds,” said Stephen Coe of Virginia…
Sailing Politically
In 1973, “I was a lawyer and had just moved to Virginia Beach from New…
Troubled Waters
“We like to tell people that we met in jail,” laughed Ashley Bolden as she…
Mariner Aid
While sailing the York River late in the day with two couples from Williamsburg and…
Sailing Aground
People who love boats imagine having one in their back yard, but not quite like…
Sailing Small
It’s difficult to sail a small dinghy of 8 feet because it lacks maneuverability and…
Sailing from Saigon
Hue and Hung Ngo of Fairfax took their 9-year-old son sailing on a quiet day…
Sailing and Surgery
The last thing I would have thought about surgery is eating. But foods have to…
Sailing & Biking
“For years I was sitting on the couch, and had a belly to show for…
Sailing in the Rockies
High atop the Rocky Mounties lies Grand Lake, one of three connecting lakes where sailboats…
Sailing with Strings
While in graduate school at the University of Pittsburgh, Mitchell Warmbein got the opportunity of…
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Sailing to Freedom
Some foreigners think America’s freedoms have made our nation weak. Claude and Gail Klink spent…
Sailing Reminescence
“My mom grew up near the water in Massachusetts,” said Molly Warmbein while sailing the…
Sailing and Shooting
“I went all season without shooting a deer and finally dropped a white tail deer…
Children, History, Jamestown, Sailing, York River
Sailing to Jamestown
“Emma’s third grade teacher led us to go to Jamestown, with her enthusiasm for the…
The Law at Sea
Some 450 paralegals assist Judge Advocate attorneys in the US Navy. Veda May has 22…
Sailing with Bernoulli
Albeit counterintuitive, sailboats have to stay close to the angle of the wind to get…
Summer Maintenance
NOTE: The fleet is laid up for a week for summer maintenance. We’re back on…