Kalmar Nyckel at Yorktown
Delaware’s state ship Kalmar Nyckel roared up the York River under motor (and with aft flag unfurled) to visit Yorktown briefly. This is a recreation of the ship that brought Peter Minuit to Delaware in 1638 to settle the colony. It remained largely a merchant ship except for occasional war duty, when all 12 cannon […]
Lynx Visits Yorktown
People ask, “Do you ever see tall ships?” The tall ship Lynx stopped at Yorktown on the way to Harbor Fest in Norfolk. Billed as “America’s Privateer,” a 122-foot square topsail schooner registered in New Hampshire and based in Newport Beach, California. She commemorates the Lynx that fought in the War of 1812. After Harbor […]
Sailing with Critics
People ask, “Do you have any professional video?” Michelle Alexandria was in Williamsburg shooting video with her crew Tom Allen and Kyle Ervin for eclipsemaganize.com and blogcritics.org. She views around 200 movies a year as a member of the Washington DC Film Critics Association. Once a year she gets the full treatment of promotional materials […]
Tale of Two Couples
Two couples sailing the York River enjoyed opposite timelines. Jan and Bill Spendley have been married 52 years and do nearly everything together. Tyrell Gardner and his date Shawna are engaged to marry . Tye is finishing up his master’s on the way to medical school. That left us in awe for his dedication. We […]