So....we have some warm weather for a few days this week. Hip, hip...hooray!! In general, this winter means you had better like the color white. There sure has been lots of white dusty snow covering the fields around Deltaville and plenty of ice floating in our beautiful creeks and rivers. I want you to read [...]
Gerry Douglas, Vice President Catalina Engineering, was notified that Catalina Yachts will be honored by three marine publications for the newest model Catalina 275, pocket cruiser/racer. Sail Magazine named the Catalina 275 "Best Boat of 2014". Sailing World named the Catalina 275 "Best Recreational Racer of 2014". Cruising World named the Catalina 275 "Best Pocket [...]
Have fun shopping this weekend in Deltaville. December 7th, Saturday, you can be part of the 2nd Annual Santa's Give Away Tour with 11 Deltaville shops participating. Gather your friends and register your Passport To Shopping map at each business participating. The more you visit the better your chance to win! Visit Boaters' Boutique @ [...]
Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends and family! DYC boaters are the life blood of our business and we greatly appreciate you all. Even in today's cold rainy weather we had cruisers from Quebec, Ontario and Pennsylvania smiling and making use of their boats. Lew and I are so thankful for our wonderful employees. Each [...]
Charlie Hazard, S/V Music Maker, Catalina 309, took 1st Place out of 7 boats who raced on the Potomac River, Quantico Yacht Club Frostbite Regatta.
Deltaville Yachting Center and Chesapeake Yacht Sales were proud sponsors of this fun weekend for cruisers to network. On October 18th and 19th, the first Hampton Snowbird Rendezvous was held for 80+ boaters from several states and Canadian provinces. Friday's wine and appetizers at Botega Café, near the city docks, was a chance for power [...]
Zoar Baptist Church held its first worship service inside the beautifully rebuilt sanctuary on Sunday, September 8, 2013. Many of you remember the April 16, 2011 tornado which destroyed the church building, Deltaville's Community Center and pool, along with over 30 homes in Deltaville. After two and a half years of careful planning and preparation [...]
What a beautiful day in Deltaville! This is the 10th year that Lew and I have helped with the Heritage Day Crab Races. What a fun tradition! 133 crabs were raced (thank you J & W Seafood for your kind donation!)and the 12 race winners went home with a 2013 Crab Race Winner T-shirt (compliments [...]
Visiting Deltaville Yachting Center this week were a couple of 'Loopers', Yonetta and Mike S. aboard "My Therapy", their 34' Marine Trader. Yonetta and Mike left Inland Marina, Evansville, Indiana on March 23rd and have traveled 2650 miles as of June 7th. The couple plans to complete The Great Loop and be back in Indiana [...]
We love boaters and especially when they love their boats. Lew Grimm has a saying "Every boat is someones pride and joy." The size and age of the boat (or the boater) has nothing to do with that 'pride and joy'. 58' yachts and 13' dinghies can be equally en'joyed' by 13 year olds and [...]