Yorktown
Schooner Alliance offers daily sails throughout the summer season.
FAST FACTS • Located on the York River, 7 miles upriver from the Bay • Established in 1691 • Yorktown was the home to the last major battle of the American Revolution. • Yorktown’s Coleman Bridge is the only double-span swing bridge in the U.S.
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WHAT MAKES IT UNIQUE We all know the battle of Yorktown from history class. What you may not know is that in addition to all that history, Yorktown also has a well-placed marina, a great beach, a mile-long Riverwalk with a summer concert series and lively weekly farmers’ market, myriad restaurants and shops, and a watermen’s museum. In addition, it’s only a few leagues (that’s Colonial-speak) away from Williamsburg and Jamestown. The town itself is roughly two blocks wide by eight short blocks long, which makes it eminently walkable for boaters, and it’s managed to meld the centuries in an entirely graceful way.
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MARINA BASICS Riverwalk Landing Piers, the town marina, is clearly the most convenient. The long docks (1,200 linear feet worth) form a breakwater against most of the chop and current in the river, and the depth ranges from 25 to 50 feet at most slips. As long as the weather doesn’t kick up a storm, this is an ideal spot for visiting—everything is just a few steps away. The docks are secure, with gated entry and restrooms, plus electric, water and pumpout services. Riverwalk Landing hosts Thursday evening concerts in summer and fall; it’s delightful to sit on your boat and listen. Family-owned Wormley Creek Marina is south of town, tucked
