Chester River is a lovely run and, last week, I enjoyed it with two friends, young ballet dancers who were experiencing their first mini-cruise. An unfamiliar turn off, however, led to a hysterical moment for all of us. We discovered a beautiful sand beach and anchored off it around 3pm. The location was noteworthy because …
Fall fever is in full flush here on the Northern Neck of Virginia. The local people call the cruisers heading South either the “come heres” or the “snowbirds.” Last evening, I saw Spray for the first time in five years. She is a Dutch-built steel hull. I first anchored off her in Annapolis in 1999. …
Whenever I leave a harbor, all the small worries that occupy my mind fade away, and the clock that dominates on land ceases to exist. Underway, a time of dreaming begins, a time when hours pass as guests dangle feet over the stern or peer out from the bow. Waves are like flames in a …
