Category 'History'
From Slaves to Soldiers
During the winter at Valley Forge, General Washington faced chronic shortages of manpower. Rhode…
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…
Revolutionary Conceptions
Women played divergent roles in the American Revolution. The new Museum of the American Revolutionary…
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, 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, 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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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, 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, 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…
Algonquin Round Table
During my newspaper career in Williamsburg, our daughters came to work occasionally after school. The…
Sailing with FDR
Before Jack Kennedy made sailing glamorous, Franklin Delano Roosevelt enjoyed it as an elegant pastime….
History, Rescue, Wiliamsburg, Yorktown
Runaway Slaves
Runaway slaves found themselves in an unusual situation during the American Revolution. The new republic touted…
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…
History, Sailing, Vacatiion, Williamsburg
The Gunpowder Incident
We take a short vacation from sailing to report on the history of the Gunpowder…
Colonial Williamsburg, History, Sailing, York River
Privilege of Sailing
Colonial Williamsburg teaches history in many ways, sometimes with subtle nuance that carries tremendous impact….
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…
Sloops of War
People ask while sailing the York River how Gen. George Washington could communicate with Admiral…
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…
History, Sailing, Uncategorized, York River
Sailing into History
Marty McCurry and his wife went sailing on the York River with their…
Children, History, How to, Navy, Sailing, Uncategorized, York River
Happy Sailing Birthday
Every year, Chris and Marty McCurry of Spruce Pine NC try to do…
Sailing into History
While sailing on a brisk afternoon along the York River, Corrin and Bob Sellen described…
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…
Geography, History, Sailing, Uncategorized, York River
Sailing into Yorktown
Delaware’s state ship Kalmar Nyckel roared up the York River under motor (and with aft…
California, History, Sailing, Tall ship, Uncategorized, Yorktown
Lynx visits Yorktown
The tall ship Lynx stopped at Yorktown on the way to Harbor Fest in Norfolk….
Children, Geography, History, How to, Iowa, Sailing, Uncategorized, York River
Sailing from Iowa
Paul and Linda Johnson brought their children east from New Hartford IA to tour American…
History, Sailing, Uncategorized, York River
Sailing to Victory
Family and friends of Bob Davies celebrated his 60th birthday by sailing along the York…
Geography, History, Sailing, Uncategorized, York River
Sailing the World
Andrea Lockwood and Yves Menard of Ottawa, Ontario, sailed the York River on a bright…
Children, College, History, Military, Sailing, Uncategorized, York River
Sailing into History
While his brother Henry Gaston adroitly sailed in a stiff and blustery breeze on the…
College, History, Sailing, Uncategorized
Sailing Surprise Birthday
Larry Alan Smith (far left) of Avon, Connecticut surprised his wife Margarita (at the wheel)…
