Cleaning Up

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

Opening Day

Within 72 hours of Opening Day, a Chicago family got to see a US Navy warship come into Yorktown.

Navy Twofer

Navy Twofer

We got to see two Navy warships transit the Coleman Bridge in one day.

Future Sailors

Future Sailors

Couple returned for second sail in advance of retirement cruise to the Caribbean.

Sailing Safety

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

Stout Sailors show a US Navy destroyer coming into Yorktown en route to the Naval Weapons Station. Let’s go sail.

Navy Sailors

Navy Sailors

Three couples got to see two Navy ships passing in the York River from/to the Naval Weapons Station.

2 Ships

2 Ships

Two ships came into the York the same day, a Navy guided missile cruiser followed by a USCG buoy tender.

Knot Refined

Barge Anchors

A tugboat pushed the empty sugar barge Knot Refined into the York River to avoid a tropical storm in Florida. Let’s go sail.