Charlie and Bonnie

Charlie and Bonnie aboard SONATA at Ocean Marine Yacht Center, Portsmouth, Virginia

Nansemond Colors

A closer view of us at the dock.




We stayed at the Suffolk Hilton Hotel; City docks. We are to the far left.





Fall colors on the river show God's paintbrush.






The Nansemond River flows into the James River across from Newport News, Virginia. The river, upstream, may be traveled to Suffolk.

Grand Banks June Picnic

The Chesapeake Bay Grand Banks Boat Owners Association held its Spring Picnic on Dymer Creek. Fifteen Grand Banks came to the picnic. A GREAT time was had by everyone!

Portsmouth, Virginia & Ocean Marine Yacht Center

SONATA is berthed at Ocean Marine Yacht Center in downtown Portsmouth, Virginia, one-half mile from Mile Marker "Zero" of the Intercoastal Waterway. We currently cruise the local area as far South as Manteo, North Carolina; East to Cape Charles, Virginia; North to Tangier Island; and West to Richmond up the James River. Our area of cruising is ever expanding and we are always preparing SONATA for greater cruising adventures.