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Educational Sailing
We got closer to the Kalmar Nickyl for the first of several educational sailing cruises….
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Sail Air Force
A local couple took their family sailing on a beautiful Sunday morning. Enrique Lara is…
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Texans Sailing
The Coffman family from Texas went on two unique excursions in one day. First, six…
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Navy Sailing
oh On a warm, breezy morning a newlywed couple from Louisville KY took their honeymoon…
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Sailing by VIMS
To avoid a rainout, Bentley Streat of nearby Hayes went a day early to take…
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Submarine Sighted
While exiting Sarah Creek with a couple from Phoenix AZ, I heard a radio call…
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Hamilton Lives
A Chicago family spent Spring Break touring Williamsburg and took their son Luke sailing on…
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Open Season
After a long winter, Let’s Go Sail launched anew for the second decade.
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Sailing at 85
People sometimes wonder, “Who’s the oldest sailor?” Here he is. 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 so he could go sailing at 85. “In retrospect this worked out better,” she said, “as he’s cranky and would have resisted the sailing. Dad loves this.” Jack is retired…
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Who Goes Sailing
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10 Mistakes Newbies Make
1. OVER-THINKING—Look, this is a sport. It’s not rocket science….
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Big Ship
A US Navy Support cargo ship pulled into Yorktown Naval Weapons Station and left just a few days later. USNS Medgar Evers is 689 feet long and has a crew of 123 civilians and 36 Navy personnel, some of whom deal with two helicopters on board. The cargo hold can take 783,000 cubic feet. It is one of the largest ships that routinely visit NWS, it remains one big ship. Boat Fire at Yard A large motorboat caught fire the night of Sept 18 at boatyard of York River Yacht Haven, leaving the 55-foot vessel with heavy damage. In a Facebook post around 9 p.m., Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue said they had knocked down the bulk of the fire. Photos from the scene show the flames in the aft of the vessel, and don’t show any significant damage to other boats. Sebastian Manzulera, who lives on his boat down the hill, noticed the flames and rushed to the hill above the yard. He unplugged a nearby electric extension cord and used a fire extinguisher until Abington arrived. Three engines responded along with York County’s Marine 1 while training on the York River at that hour of the night. The cause of the fire might be electrical. It was definitely not lightning. Update: Sebastian said later that he suspected spontaneous combustion. The woman on board had been varnishing topside and left a rag in the corner. Still a big ship to catch fire. Sailing Excitement In two cruises on one day, we celebrated two wedding anniversaries and one birthday. The winds were light and the conversation lively. We sailed under the Coleman Bridge and near a Navy patrol boat protecting the Yorktown Naval Weapons Station. Kyle Doniff and Kyra Quijano of Leesburg VA celebrated their sixth anniversary by cruising the York on a lovely sunny day. They work for Sleep Number mattress company in sales management. Kyra is quite the adventure junky. “I’ve skydived several times and enjoy the adrenaline rush it gives. We rappelled in Mexico, about 50 feet in short bursts. I wouldn’t bungy jump because that seems too stressful on the back. And I love roller coasters. My goal now is to go squirrel-suit flying off a mountain.” Kyle said he hasn’t been able to find that online, and it didn’t sound like he was trying too hard.” That sounds more exciting than sailing a big ship. Jeanne Kushabar celebrated her birthday by sailing with a couple in the afternoon. She recalled an offshore race earlier this year on George Jones’ 42 C&C that later got fried by lightening. “We were 50 miles offshore when we saw this black wall of water coming across the water. The lightening against the background was spectacular. Then it hit, hard. Later we had a second storm, and finally in the afternoon a third storm. That was the worst since it hit hard and fast. I went below and they buttoned up the hatch to keep water out. I was the only one with a lifejacket. The wind was so great that it slapped the mainsail down on the water (at 90 degrees). The jib filled with water, which led to a lot of yelling to release the jib sheet. But of course it was under tremendous strain. ‘Cut it with a knife!” someone yelled. Oh my God, it was such fun out there!” Military Sailing An Army couple just back from several years deployed in Germany gathered their grown children and mates from as far away as Atlanta to sail the York River in a mild wind. Melanie and Bob Leon just moved to their new house in nearby Newport News so he can commute to Ft. Eustis. One First Lieutenant son-in-law is about to make Captain. Bob took the helm and immediately recalled his tour on the Lehigh University sailing team. “I had no idea what I was doing. The skipper told me to sit right there (pointing beside him), which I did. We came in second and went on to race in the NCAA regionals in Annapolis. Lehigh didn’t have many good teams at the time. Our…
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20 Sailing Superstitions
Sailors, fisherman and pirates have developed wickedly weird superstitions through the ages. The pirate Blackbeard…
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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 Open Sea
Two wonderful ladies with exciting jobs went sailing on a serene afternoon along the York…
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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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Sailing with Experience
In the annals of “Sailing Fails” there lies the successful outcome of a bad situation….
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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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Sailing Past Navy Destroyer
While on a weekend getaway from Washington, DC, Dave Ramish took his girlfriend Ilana…
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Unusual Navy ship
This very large and unusual Navy ship has been in port for two weeks at…
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Power sailing with the Navy
A power couple from Washington celebrated their 12th wedding anniversary by observing the power of…
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Sailing past Busch Gardens
Every year Busch Gardens in Williamsburg ramps up in the fall for a massive theme…
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Sailing with a Sub Rescuer
Of all the military veterans I’ve taken sailing, none had a more peculiar stint than…
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Spinnaker Sailing Twice
It’s a rare day that we can fly the big blue and red spinnaker…
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Naval Observatory
Every ten days or so a Navy ship cruises up the York River. It’s usually…
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Sailing into Port
People ask, “What’s it like to see the bridge open?” The opening of the Coleman…