* WHAT’S AFLOAT is published periodically. If...

* WHAT’S AFLOAT is published periodically. If you are planning a

nautical event, submit the information to the Daily Pilot, 330 W. Bay

St., Costa Mesa, CA 92627; by fax to (949) 646-4170; or by e-mail to

dailypilot@latimes.com.

SPECIAL EVENT

The Newport Harbor Nautical Museum will have a family boat

building reunion and BBQ from 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 4 at the museum

parking lot. The museum is at 151 E. Coast Highway, Newport Beach.

Information: (949) 673-7863, https://www.nhnm.org.

The Newport Harbor Nautical Museum will have a bus tour to the Los

Angeles County Museum of Art from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 9.

There will also be an executive committee meeting on the Texas Deck

from 5:15 to 6:30 p.m. The museum is at 151 E. Coast Highway, Newport

Beach. Information: (949) 673-7863, https://www.nhnm.org.

The Newport Harbor Nautical Museum will have a shipmates meeting

at the Texas Deck from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 14. The museum is at 151

E. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. Information: (949) 673-7863,

https://www.nhnm.org.

The Newport Harbor Nautical Museum will have an exhibit opening

for “Hooked: The Lure and Lore of Sport Fishing,” at the Grand Salon

from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 17. The museum is at 151 E. Coast Highway,

Newport Beach. Information: (949) 673-7863, https://www.nhnm.org.

SAILING CLASSES

Orange Coast College is offering new credit and noncredit sailing

classes this summer. Most classes are five weeks in length, and boats

range from Lido 14 dinghies to large ocean racers, even keelboats.

Cruising seminars are also being taught. The OCC Sailing Center is at

1801 W. Pacific Coast Highway, Newport Beach. (949) 645-9412 or visit

https://occsailing.com.

Orange Coast College is offering a six-week advanced marine

weather class. The class is not for transfer credit. It will meet

from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday evenings, Oct. 16 through Nov. 20. Students

will be taught forecasting techniques and the use of upper level

charts. Information: (949) 645-9412.

Sailing Fascination offers classes in boating safety and sailing

year-round for persons with disabilities. Free. (949) 640-1678.

Orange County employers can bring their employees out to Newport

Beach on weekdays to enjoy a day of sailing courtesy of Orange Coast

College. The School of Sailing and Seamanship now offers a chance for

groups to work with the on-board instructor on different sailing

techniques while they get advice on how to perform well in business.

No sailing experience necessary. One-day classes cost from $100 to

$125. (949) 645-9412.

Basic Cruising II classes for sailors seeking a Basic Cruising

Certification will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on three Saturdays,

Oct. 4, 11 and 18. The class, which does not offer transfer credits,

will be held at the Orange Coast College Sailing Center, at 1801 W.

Pacific Coast Highway. Registration is $215. Information: (949)

645-9412.

Solid boat handling skills will be taught in a two-week

intermediate course at the Orange Coast Sailing Center, 1801 W.

Pacific Coast Highway. The course, which is not for transfer credit,

concentrates on spinnaker trim and crew work. The class meets from

1:45 to 6 p.m. Oct. 4 and 11. Registration is $85. Information: (949)

645-9412.

An intermediate coastal navigation course on interpretation of

tide and current charts, calculating set and drift, establishing a

running fix, and taking bearings and ranges will begin Oct. 14. The

four-week course meets from 7 to 10 p.m. Tuesdays at the OCC Sailing

Center, at 1801 W. Pacific Coast Highway. Registration is $65.

Information: (949) 645-9412.