Cruising Virginia's Northern Neck || Spinsheet
Tips for Sailors for Visiting the Northern Neck of Virginia and Rappahannock River
Fifty years ago, the state of Virginia introduced what is considered today one of the best tourism campaigns ever created: “Virginia is for lovers.” After making numerous trips to Virginia’s Northern Neck, both by sailing vessel and land yacht, I can attest to the fact that the slogan has stood the test of time.
Originally inhabited by eight Virginia Indigenous tribes who established villages along its shores, Virginia’s Northern Neck is one of the most historic regions in Virginia. In 1608, our first tourist, Captain John Smith, referred to it “as a place heaven and earth never agreed better to frame man’s habitation.”