Members of the Old Point Comfort Yacht Club sail past Saint Mary’s Star of the Sea Catholic Church Deacon Jim Wharry, left, as he reads a blessing for boats resting in the distance as the weather warms up in Fort Monroe, Hampton on Saturday, May 7, 2016. (Aileen Devlin)Members of the Old Point Comfort Yacht Club pass in a procession during a Blessing of the Fleet ceremony in Fort Monroe, Hampton on Saturday, May 7, 2016. (Aileen Devlin)Saint Mary’s Star of the Sea Catholic Church Deacon Jim Wharry holds the bottle of holy water he uses to bless the boats of members from the Old Point Comfort Yacht Club in Fort Monroe, Hampton on Saturday, May 7, 2016. (Aileen Devlin)A member Old Point Comfort Yacht Club sails by Saint Mary’s Star of the Sea Catholic Church Deacon Jim Wharry, left, as he sprays holy water and blesses a passing sailboat in Fort Monroe, Hampton on Saturday, May 7, 2016. (Aileen Devlin)Members of the Old Point Comfort Yacht Club throw their winter socks into a fire, a welcome to the warming weather after a Blessing of the Fleet ceremony in Fort Monroe, Hampton on Saturday, May 7, 2016. (Aileen Devlin) For More Photos. Filed under: Daily Press Photographers, Hampton Roads, Local news, Photo Galleries Tagged: Blessing of the Fleet, Fort Monroe, Hampton, hampton roads, Old Point Comfort Yacht Club