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Sailing at 85
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 on their 85th. “In retrospect this worked out better,” she said, “as he’s cranky and would have resisted the sailing. Dad loves this.” Jack is retired from a long career in graphics and printing in Washington. Kathy is finishing up…
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Beware Illegal Boat Charters
From workboat.com Illegal charters are becoming more of a menace, not just cutting into commercial…
How to, Navy, Rates, Reservations, Safety, Sailing, Trip Advisor, Williamsburg, York River
Heave-To Simplified
Let’s say you’re out sailing the York River and want to stop and have lunch….
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Sailing the Great Outdoors
Spring winds are at once fluky and gusty on the York River. We observed a…
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8 Little-Known Ways to Sail
Caribbean Day Sail—The common expectation for a trip…
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Sailing with Widows
A most unusual party of women went sailing on a bright and breezy day on…
Dining, Dolphins, How to, Marriage, Marriage proposal, Memories, Motorcycles, Party, Rates, Reviews, Romantic, Sailing, Trip Advisor, Weather, Wedding, Williamsburg, York River
Secrets to getting married on a sailboat
Getting married in a unique setting is like nothing else in the world. Forever…
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Sailing the Open Sea
Two wonderful ladies with exciting jobs went sailing on a serene afternoon along the York…
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Boating Stories, Good & Bad
Stephanie King stopped off in Williamsburg from North Carolina on her way to Alexandria to…
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Sail Army
Some men have their heart set on buying a sailboat as a life-long dream. No…
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Go fish in the York River
As a professional mariner, I regret to report I don’t know about fish. Growing…
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Sailing Near the Navy
A couple and a family got a unique vacation adventure while listening to a…
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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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Sailing to Church
Two couples who never met before had the extraordinary career of part-time ministries in common….
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Sailing with Experience
In the annals of “Sailing Fails” there lies the successful outcome of a bad situation….
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Serene Sailing on the York
On a serene afternoon, we sailed the York for an hour before the wind shifted…
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Four Couples Sail the York
Sailing gets in your blood, as discovered with two of four couples sailing the York…
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Sailing Near Dolphins
A lovely couple from Hampton Roads moved to Maryland and like to return to Williamsburg on vacation….
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Boating Fails and Tales
“We went offshore in New Jersey looking for bait fish,” said Colleen McGowan while taking…
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Sailing with Dogs
Two cousins who’ve known each other for decades took a therapeutic sail on the…
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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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Weathering a Hurricane
When he published “Travels with Charley” in 1962, John Steinbeck was arguably the most…
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Sailing into USCG Smoke
While sailing the York River with Kevin and Jennifer Brown and their children, we spotted…
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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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Belonging to the Army
With great anticipation, a large area behind the $50 million American Revolution Museum at Yorktown…
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Best Kids Ever Sailing
I’ve taken thousands of people sailing over the years, including hundreds of children. These were…
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Sailing Past Navy Destroyer
While on a weekend getaway from Washington, DC, Dave Ramish took his girlfriend Ilana…
