Sparkey is in Portsmouth , Va. on the Western Branch of the Elizabeth River just about 2.5 miles from the site of the 1st battle of the ironclads , Monitor vs Virginia (ex- Merrimac ).
We can sail 12 months around here , with rare freezes maybe every 10 years . In 1984 we sailed 359 times , 2 days missed from illness & 4 from storms . Less than 1% of the boats in this area winter on the hill . Our best sailing is Sept. thru May , summers are light , flukey and hot .