Sailing Safety

Sailing Safety

A hazardous PVC pipe was removed as a prank and dropped into the York River, making it a worse hazard to navigation.

Navy Sailors

Navy Sailors

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

Memorial Sails

Memorial Sails

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

Gal Pal Sail

Gal Pal Sail

Gal Pal Sail describes how three women from Richmond took the helm.

Sailing from Rural America

Sailing from Rural America

I get asked, “Do you do birthday sails?” Yes, here’s a 50th birthday sail. The week began with a continued warm front offering flat seas in the morning and rising seas in the afternoon. A couple from rural South Boston VA were celebrating her 50th, and a family from rural North Carolina were in Williamsburg […]

Endless Summer

Sailing Do's & Don't's

Here it is almost October and we’re still swimming in the York River. An ambitious family from Raleigh NC took advantage of a lull in the wind to jump off the boat on a beautiful Indian summer afternoon. The water is still 80 degrees, so why not? Also on board was a couple from Richmond […]

Honeymoon Cruise

Honeymoon Cruise

A newly married Pennsylvania couple in Williamsburg enjoyed a honeymoon cruise on a warm sunny day on the York River. Madison Lohr works in daycare in New Castle, where she prefers tykes over older children. Mark Mikolhoff works two jobs. “I’m a chef at Chuck Tanner’s Restaurant in New Castle, named for the Cleveland Indian […]

Suprise 40th Sail

Hathaway Family

Gov. Northram lifted the lockdown for many businesses, including charter sailing, on May 15. Next day, Let’s Go Sail took off on Season 8 while practicing social distancing and clean surfaces. People ask, “Do you do surprise events?” Cynthia Hathaway drove her husband and three boys from Chesapeake for a surprise sail on the York […]

What’s Wrong With This Picture?

Can I take my dog sailing?

  This woman is posed on a yacht charter, but she’s sitting on the rail which is always precarious. The rail is better than the lifelines, which tend to shift, but it’s still a terrible idea. Her center of gravity is too high, which could send her into the drink with a sudden move of […]