The Hermione at Yorktown
on Monday June 8, 2015 03:49PM
On Sunday, June 7, your Historian visited Yorktown to board the Hermione, the magnificent recreation of Lafayette’s frigate that conveyed him to America in 1780 to support General Washington in the defeat of Cornwallis which virtually ended the Revolutionary War. The accompanying picture shows the scale of the frigate in comparison with the Godspeed nearby that looks like a dinghy in comparison. While there was a two and a half hour wait before boarding, it was certainly worth the time and effort to do so. I was in the company of member Owen Davidson who drove all the way from Christiansburg for the tour and happily ran into David Porter, one of our accomplished Laser Masters, who is in the process of becoming active again at the club after recovering from some frightening health issues over the past few years. Hopefully Alain Vincey was also able to visit the Hermione over its three-day stay at Yorktown because he certainly would be proud of this historic vessel constructed by his native country. The Hermione stops at Alexandria, Mount Vernon, Annapolis, Baltimore before heading to New York and New England later this month. So there are still opportunities to see her before she returns to Europe by the end of the summer.
