Ironclad legacy: Norfolk Naval Shipyard, older than the nation and the Navy, turns 250 By Robert McCabe – The Virginian-Pilot As you drive south over the Berkley Bridge, you can’t miss the cranes. They’re everywhere. In the distance, a cluster sprouts on the west side of the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River. A little …
Sailors assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD-48) maneuver the landing craft personnel (large) to render assistance to distressed mariners. Ashland, operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region on a routine deployment, rescued two American mariners who had been in distress for several months after their sailboat had a motor failure on Oct. 25, …
Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image: Vote for the world’s best sailing pictures of the year! The best sailing photographs taken in 2017 are now online and the public is invited to vote ! Click here to discover this year’s selection. The winning images and the world’s best marine and yacht racing photographers will be celebrated during …
2018 Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta – Ready and Waiting to Welcome You Dear Sailors, As the Mediterranean and U.S. East coast sailing season draws to a close, many of our friends in the yachting world are once again considering the Caribbean for the winter. All of you will have heard about the recent devastation …
Georgetown Wooden Boat Show The Harbor Historical Association of Georgetown will present the 28th Annual Wooden Boat Show on Saturday and Sunday, October 21 and 22, 2017. This year’s show will feature one of the nation’s best wooden boat exhibits, a wooden boatbuilding competition, a cardboard boat regatta, children’s model boatbuilding, knot tying, maritime art …