Stout Sailors

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

Navy Sailors

Three couples got to see two Navy ships passing in the York River from/to the Naval Weapons Station.

2 Ships

2 Ships

Two ships came into the York the same day, a Navy guided missile cruiser followed by a USCG buoy tender.

Knot Refined

Barge Anchors

A tugboat pushed the empty sugar barge Knot Refined into the York River to avoid a tropical storm in Florida. Let’s go sail.

Memorial Sails

Memorial Sails

Memorial Sails describes a burial at sea and a commemoration of a fallen Navy sailor.

Sail Impasse

Sail Impasse describes a Navy warship stopped in the water due to a stuck bridge.

Anchors Away II

Anchors Away II describes the departure of a second Navy warship from Yorktown NWS on the same day.

Navy, Finally

Navy, Finally

Navy Finally recounts how two ships came onto Yorktown for the first time in eight weeks.

Big Sail

Big Sail

Big Sail recounts a trifecta of vessels on the York.

Learning to Sail

Learning to Sail

Learning to Sail recounts the thrill of going fast on 3 reaches.