* 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.

The Newport Harbor Nautical Museum presents Fun at Pirates Cove

from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. every other Wednesday at 151 E. Coast

Highway. The next event will be on Nov. 19. Reservations are

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

SAILING CLASSES

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

keelboat certification on Sundays, beginning this week. The sessions

will continue through Dec. 21. There will be no class on Nov. 30. 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.

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

a noncredit keelboat class from 1:45 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday and for the

next two Sundays at OCC’s Sailing Center in Newport Beach. The cost

is $199. Information: (949) 645-9412.

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

a three-week advanced coastal navigation course from 7 to 10 p.m.

Tuesdays beginning this week. The class will continue Nov. 18 and 25

at OCC’s Sailing Center in Newport Beach. Registration is $65.

Information: (949) 645-9412.

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

a Radar for Yachtsmen workshop from 7 to 10 p.m. Thursdays beginning

this week. The workshop will continue Nov. 20 and Dec. 4 and 11 at

OCC’s Sailing Center in Newport Beach. The cost is $125. Information:

(949) 645-9412.

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

a marine radio operator’s permit class from 1 to 5 p.m. Thursday at

OCC’s Sailing Center in Newport Beach. Cost is $65 for the class and

$50 for the exam. Information: (949) 645-9412.

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

a three-week advanced coastal navigation class from 7 to 10 p.m.,

Tuesdays beginning this week. The class will continue Nov. 18 and 25

at OCC’s Sailing Center in Newport Beach. The cost is $65.

Information: (949) 645-9412.