A Chesapeake family went on a week’s vacation at a B&B rental in Reedville, atop northeast Virginia. Then they went sailing.
“We like it a lot in Reedville,” said the matriarch, Mary Gagnon. “We work very hard and needed time off. It’s very quiet in Reedville, and the kids can use kyaks on the water.
“We do catering – for as many as 5,000. That’s what we had on a Navy aircraft carrier recently, for Family Day. The smallest we do is 500, but we like 5,000. We’re the largest in Virginia, called Pollard’s Chicken & Catering. We also have five restaurants to draw staff and food from.
“Chicken is our specialty, but we can do hot dogs and hamburgers too. Hamburgers are tricky because there’s too much timing to think about. We can cook chicken easier.” Her daughter Tiffany handles centerpieces, buffet and cakes.
“Pollard’s started in Norfolk 56 years ago to do catering for a church. We got here 30 years ago when we moved from New England. Nobody can touch us today with 5,000. At the other end of the scale, everyone thinks they can handle 500 by firing up the smoker in the back yard.
“Christmas and summer are our busiest seasons. It’s crazy but it’s fun.” I asked if the typical pricing is $20 or so per head, and Mary said $18. The company keeps $8. That’s $40,000 net profit. “It takes weeks to set up and then several days to do all the cooking and the setup.”
Mary did quite well on the helm, enjoying a gentle breeze on a warm summer day. “It’s so quiet,” she said softly.
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The Zehmer family of Newport News and beyond took their 90-year-old dad Pete sailing on his 90th birthday. “I used to wind-surf,” he said proudly, “until I was 80.” Wow.
“I was very good on a small boat, and windsurfing is pretty small. There is no mast because YOU are the mast.
“Now let me tell you a sailing story. A friend of mine had me join him on a new boat. His mainsail was too big and he couldn’t use the tiller. It moved but it didn’t turn the boat. He got up to speed and ran right into another sailboat, broadside BAM! It was his previous boat. Now that’s a bad day on the water.”
His son John had another, more modest tale. “Trust me,” he began. “Kathy and I went out on a sailfish in the Outer Banks, on the sound side in very stable conditions. She was afraid the low boom would hit her and knock her over. I told her, ‘Trust me, that’s not going to happen.’
“Literally a second later, we ran aground. The rudder popped up and the boat broached as the boom came swinging at us.” He paused. “She eventually began to trust me again,” he added as Kathy hugged him.
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