Category 'How to'
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Salvage After Storm
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Baby Sail
A couple recently relocated to Charlottesville took two sailing sessions on the York River. They…
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Multiple Sails
Home Again During multiple sails, the cable-laying USNS Zeus returned to Cheatham Annex after many…
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Secrets to Getting Married on a Sailboat
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Let’s Go Sail Charleston
Let’s Go Sail Charleston recounts ideas for boats as found at City Docks.
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How Charter Sailing Started
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8 Little-Known Ways to Sail
I get asked, “Are there different ways to…
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7 Menu Ideas for a Sailboat
People frequently ask, “Can we eat on…
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Sailing at 85
People sometimes wonder, “Who’s the oldest sailor?” Here he is. 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 so he could go sailing at 85. “In retrospect this worked out better,” she said, “as he’s cranky and would have resisted the sailing. Dad loves this.” Jack is retired…
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Who Goes Sailing
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10 Mistakes Newbies Make
1. OVER-THINKING—Look, this is a sport. It’s not rocket science….
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What’s the Deal with Dolphin Sightings?
While Let’s Go Sail doesn’t promote it, we get asked all the time, “What’s the…
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19 Ways to Sail Faster
For outdoor adventure while traveling to Williamsburg or Yorktown, nothing beats sailing on the York River. Here’s some advice…
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Heave-To Simplified
Let’s say you’re out sailing the York River and want to stop and have lunch….
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Junior Sailor Expertise
A junior sailor from suburban Buffalo got a chance to run a giant spinnaker…
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Rigorous Sailing Class, Day 2
The rain held off and the wind held up for Williamsburg Area Learning Tree’s second…
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5 Lessons Learned Sailing on the York
Having not sailed since he was 14, Scott Lints took his wife and four children…
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Best Quick Guide to Cayman Paradise
We returned to Grand Cayman after an earlier vacation, looking for relaxation and the Caribbean…
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Oyster harvest comes up short
Commuters from Gloucester County who were headed south on the Coleman Bridge this week could…
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Sailing Hall of Fame
At the foot of Prince George Street in historic Annapolis lies the National Sailing Hall…
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Serenity Sail
Light and variable winds reduced the speed, so we experienced a serenity sail on the…
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Sailing on Rising Winds
Question: How do you sail on rising winds? Answer: Keep spilling wind from the sails. Wanda…
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Bay Sailing
Two experienced sailors from Boston blew into Tidewater for a government contract job and chose…
Sailing into Retirement
They say you should phase in retirement and not do it cold turkey. John LaBossiere…
Sailing a New Boat
Don Schreffler just bought an old sailboat with another fellow and then went sailing on…
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Sail Class Crescendo
The 16th fall sail class by the Williamsburg Area Learning Tree reached a crescendo Nov….
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Oysters in the Bay
They are comparatively few and far between today, but oysters used to clog the Chesapeake…
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Sailing to a New Future
Many people retire to Williamsburg, but few try to develop a new future by relocating…
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The Other Soaring
Anne and Mark Richards of College Station, Texas, went soaring on the York River near…
Sailing the Current
It took me years to realize while sailing that once you cross the York…
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Buy a Goat, Not a Boat
One of the cruises offered by Williamsburg Charter Sails is for potential boat buyers. Sailboats…
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Sailing from Iowa
Paul and Linda Johnson brought their children east from New Hartford IA to tour American…
Bungee Sailing
Kevin Schmoyer indulged his wife Donna with a sailing trip because it was on her…
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Living the Dream
Living the Dream Debbie and Kevin Weber of Appleton, Wisconsin, are immensely proud of their…