Yorktown Update
A historian from the American Revolutionary War Museum updated the Capital Club on Yorktown’s ending days. Let’s go sail.
Sub Sighted
Two couples got to sail past a US Navy destroyer and then saw a submarine up close. Let’s Go Sail the York River.
Dog Sailors
We set out to prove that dogs on the boat attract dolphins during the summer.
Dog Sailors
We set out to prove that dogs on the boat attract dolphins during the summer.
6 by 6 Sailing
Let’s Go Sail offers 6 unique charters, and 6 more under Events. Let’s go sail the York River with one and all.
Sailing to 250th
As America heads toward the 250th anniversary of its independence, we review the events at and near Yorktown that insured our independence. A young man from Prescott AZ (grew up in Baltimore) brought his wife to Williamsburg for an annual trip they’ve done for years. They wanted the History Cruise, so I dove deeply in […]
Kamal Returns
Kamal Returns identifies the Kamal Nyckel as the state tall ship of Delaware, visiting Yorktown. Let’s go sail.
Navy Ship Arrives
A West Viginia family got to see a US Navy missile cruiser transit Yorktown to the Naval Weapons Station. Let’s go sail.
Sailing George
We toured George Washington’s Mt. Vernon and learned how dedicated he was to the place until he died.
Delaware Sail
Delaware Sail recounts scooting around the tall ship replica Kalmar Nyckel as it visited Yorktown.
D Day Sail
D Day Sail recounts an MIA discovery in France 80 years later.
Arts Quarter Sails
Award-winning actor Glenn Close was the star of the dedication of the William & Mary Arts Quarter, a massive reconfiguration of Phi Beta Kappa Hall into a half dozen buildings interconnected. Before several hundred alumni and guests in the new PBK, Close expressed heartfelt gratitude for their support, tearing up at one point from the […]
Hover Sail
Three couples from Georgia, South Carolina and Maryland converged on a cool, crisp Fall day to pursue the History Cruise. But first we sailed under the Coleman Bridge to view a Navy submarine in port. Doug Boyd reluctantly took the helm, having once sailed S-28s in Annapolis. He talked of the wind conditions there as […]
Farming Sail
Farming Sail recounts hay harvesting in Oklahoma, plus other stories by other couples. Let’s go sail.
Sailing past Warship
A couple from Williamsburg took their extended family sailing along the York on a breezy summer afternoon. Hannah Gibbons’ dad Patrick was an experienced skipper who last helmed a 52-footer in Puget Sound. He had no trouble with winds of 10 mph gusting to 15. We got to see the USS John Finn exit the […]
Open Season
After a long winter, Let’s Go Sail launched anew for the second decade.
She Said Yes While Sailing
Sometimes I get asked, “Do men propose to women on the boat?” Yes indeed. Brent Russell surprised his girlfriend Andrea Lefont with a sailing cruise on the York River, where he proposed marriage on the bow. She was stunned. He and I had arranged it so that we would sail downriver in brisk seas […]
The Start of War
The Start of War focuses on the beginning of the Revolution, at Boston.
Destroyers Compared
Sometimes people ask, “Can you compare Navy ships?” Yes, but preferably in profile. On a whim, Daniel Katekovich took his bride Connie sailing along the York River on their 30th anniversary. She had never been on a sailboat before, “if you don’t count a small catamaran.” She did great as we zoomed across the river […]
Hudson Strategy
Hudson Strategy escribes how the river played a key role in the American Revolution.