Sailing to Simplicity
Let’s go sail the York River, where couples enjoy a serene three hours. Take one of 6 sailing adventures near the Chesapeake Bay for your best vacation excursion: Adventure, Event, Appreciation, History, Lessons, Boat Buying. Sit in the catbird seat or up on the bow. People often ask, “What’s the magic of sailing?” This is […]
Navy Ship Arrives
A West Viginia family got to see a US Navy missile cruiser transit Yorktown to the Naval Weapons Station. Let’s go sail.
Sub Sails In
Sub Sails In recounts how a Navy sub glided quietly into the Yorktown Naval Weapons Station.
Cleaning Up
The National Park Service has been removing invasive bamboo from the shoreline of historic Yorktown. Good luck with that. In a related note, I asked York County about the moorings off Yorktown. One is sinking (at right) and another is listing badly (below). Capt. James Scruggs, dockmaster at nearby Riverwalk Landing, replied: “We are aware […]
Opening Day
Within 72 hours of Opening Day, a Chicago family got to see a US Navy warship come into Yorktown.
Boat Delivery
What it takes to deliver a boat or yacht, from an experienced captain.
Police Sail
Police Sail recounts dispatcher’s account of two bad accidents on the Rappahannock and James Rivers. Let’s go sail.
Wedding
We went to Florida for the marriage of our daughter Robin Ann O’Donovan to Christopher Tucker.
Sub Sighted
We saw a Navy sub for the first time this season, and the glare was obvious.
Navy Twofer
We got to see two Navy warships transit the Coleman Bridge in one day.
Future Sailors
Couple returned for second sail in advance of retirement cruise to the Caribbean.
Sailing Alternatives
Sailing Alternatives covers other ambitious outdoor activities in America.
Ultimate Hobby
Ten reasons why sailing is the ultimate hobby for people to consider. Plus 102 boat names.
Sailing Safety
A hazardous PVC pipe was removed as a prank and dropped into the York River, making it a worse hazard to navigation.
Stout Sailors
Stout Sailors show a US Navy destroyer coming into Yorktown en route to the Naval Weapons Station. Let’s go sail.
Navy Sailors
Three couples got to see two Navy ships passing in the York River from/to the Naval Weapons Station.
2 Ships
Two ships came into the York the same day, a Navy guided missile cruiser followed by a USCG buoy tender.
Sailing George
We toured George Washington’s Mt. Vernon and learned how dedicated he was to the place until he died.
Knot Refined
A tugboat pushed the empty sugar barge Knot Refined into the York River to avoid a tropical storm in Florida. Let’s go sail.
She Said Yes
She said yes while sailing on the York River.