* 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 an exhibit opening

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

from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Feb. 29. The museum is at 151 E. Coast

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

https://www.nhnm.org.

Newport Autumn Rowing Festival & Dash for Cash will be from 8 to

11 a.m. Sunday in Newport Harbor. The event draws more than 1,300

competitors from the West Coast. Supervisor Tom Wilson will be

speaking. Information: (949) 646-7725,

alicia@newportaquaticcenter.com.

The Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club will present a show-and-tell

seminar called “Meet the Dory Fisherman” from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Thursday at 1601 Bayside Drive, Corona del Mar. Information: (949)

644-9530.

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.

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.

Orange Coast College is offering a noncredit intermediate Lidos

sailing class in November. The class should be taken after completion

of a beginning sailing class. The class will meet from 1:45 to 5:30

p.m. Sunday afternoons in November at the OCC Sailing Center, at 1801

W. Pacific Coast Highway in Newport Beach. Registration is $115.

Information: (949) 645-9412

Orange Coast College’s School of Sailing and Seamanship will offer

a five-day, live-aboard, bareboat cruising excursion. The class will

run Saturday and Sunday and Nov. 7 to 9. The bareboat cruising

excursion will let students earn U.S. Sailing Bareboat Certification.

The fee for the five-day trip is $735. Information: (949) 645-9412.

Orange Coast College’s School of Sailing and Seamanship will offer

a marine electrical seminar from 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday and Nov. 13

and 20 at OCC’s Sailing Center in Newport Beach. The cost is $85.

Information: (949) 645-9412.

Orange Coast College’s School of Sailing and Seamanship will offer

keelboat certification on Sundays, Nov. 9 through Dec. 21. The class

will meet from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at OCC’s Sailing Center in Newport

Beach. Registration is $415. Information: (949) 645-9412.