Cleaning Up
The National Park Service has been removing invasive bamboo from the shoreline of historic Yorktown. Good luck with that. In a related note, I asked York County about the moorings off Yorktown. One is sinking (at right) and another is listing badly (below). Capt. James Scruggs, dockmaster at nearby Riverwalk Landing, replied: “We are aware […]
Opening Day
Within 72 hours of Opening Day, a Chicago family got to see a US Navy warship come into Yorktown.
Navy Twofer
We got to see two Navy warships transit the Coleman Bridge in one day.
Future Sailors
Couple returned for second sail in advance of retirement cruise to the Caribbean.
Sailing Alternatives
Sailing Alternatives covers other ambitious outdoor activities in America.
Sailing Safety
A hazardous PVC pipe was removed as a prank and dropped into the York River, making it a worse hazard to navigation.
Stout Sailors
Stout Sailors show a US Navy destroyer coming into Yorktown en route to the Naval Weapons Station. Let’s go sail.
Navy Sailors
Three couples got to see two Navy ships passing in the York River from/to the Naval Weapons Station.
2 Ships
Two ships came into the York the same day, a Navy guided missile cruiser followed by a USCG buoy tender.
Knot Refined
A tugboat pushed the empty sugar barge Knot Refined into the York River to avoid a tropical storm in Florida. Let’s go sail.
