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From Slaves to Soldiers
During the winter at Valley Forge, General Washington faced chronic shortages of manpower. Rhode…
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7 Menu Ideas for a Sailboat
Everything is better on a sailboat, especially…
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Sailing the High Seas
Two couples from New York and Virginia went sailing on the high seas of the…
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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…
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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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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…
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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…
