[Rhodes22-list] Chesapeake Sailing

[DCLewis1 at aol.com]

Well, the list is kind of quiet, so I thought I’d offer a small  tidbit.  My 
wife and I were off looking for retirement locales -  again.  This time we 
looped over to Kilmarnock and Urbanna Va before  heading to Edenton, Washington 
NC and New Bern.  A friend had told us about  Kilmarnock.  Kilmarnock and 
Urbanna are down near Norfolk, about 1/2 hour  to 45 min driving time north of 
Williamsburg Va.
 
We didn’t think there was much to Kilmarnock.  Maybe we missed the  good 
parts, but my sense is was that entire part of Virginia is very rural, and  
Kilmarnock is the “large town” that supports that part of the world.   Dealerships 
selling farm machinery, that sort of thing.  There were a few  housing 
developments, but no substantial infrastructure, and we didn’t see a  marina although 
many people had boats parked in their front yards.
 
Urbanna was different.  It appears to be a much smaller town but it’s  right 
on the water near the mouth of the Rappahannock river.  There were at  least 2 
substantial dock areas and a boat yard.  Lots of sailboats.   It impressed us 
as a quaint little town - not in the sense of New Bern which is  much larger 
and “colonial”, but more like something from the 1950s.  I  doubt that there 
is anything to do at night in Urbanna, other than count the  stars, but it's a 
quaint little town and there may be as many boats in it's  marinas as there 
are homes in the town.
 
If you’re cruising the southern part of the Chesapeake, this might be  of 
interest.  
 
Dave