* 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
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SPECIAL EVENT
The Lido Junior Sailing Foundation will sponsor an Orange County
youth from 15 to 18 years of age to set sail in mid June on a
2,500-mile voyage from Newport Beach to Hawaii aboard the American
clipper schooner Lynx. Information: vgianninni@att.net,
https://www.defenseoffreedom.org.
The Newport Harbor Nautical Museum will host an exhibit of 40
maritime paintings by Caleb Whitbeck. The exhibit will include three
classic local yachts, the Curlew, Ticonderoga, and the Sea Drift. The
event will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Sept. 12 at the Newport
Harbor Nautical Museum, 151 E. Coast Highway, Newport Beach.
Information: (949) 673-7863.
Lido Isle Yacht Club’s Nautical Lecture Series will host Mike
Whitehead, who will speak on the value of boating to the Newport
Harbor area. The event will begin at 7 p.m. May 28. Information:
(949) 675-5404.
Orange Coast College’s school of sailing and seamanship will offer
“Basic Cruising II,” a course for basic cruising certification from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. June 6, 13 and 20 at OCC’s Sailing Center, 1801 W.
Coast Highway, Newport Beach. The cost is $225. Information: (949)
645-9412.
Orange Coast College’s school of sailing and seamanship will offer
an advanced shields class from 1:45 to 5:30 p.m. June 5, 12 and 19 at
OCC’s Sailing Center, 1801 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. The cost
is $105. Information: (949) 645-9412.
Orange Coast College’s school of sailing and seamanship will offer
a beginning sailing class from 1 to 5:30 p.m. June 1 trough 4 at
OCC’s Sailing Center, 1801 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. The cost
is $109. Information: (949) 645-9412.
Orange Coast College’s school of sailing and seamanship will offer
an electronic navigation class from 7 to 10 p.m. June 1, 8 and 15 at
OCC’s Sailing Center, 1801 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. The cost
is $60. Information: (949) 645-9412.
Orange Coast College’s school of sailing and seamanship will offer
a coastal navigation certification class from 7 to 10 p.m. June 2, 9,
16, 23, 30 and July 7 at OCC’s Sailing Center, 1801 W. Coast Highway,
Newport Beach. The cost is $185. Information: (949) 645-9412.
Orange Coast College’s school of sailing and seamanship will offer
a beginning sailing class from 1 to 5 p.m. June 8 to 10 at OCC’s
Sailing Center, 1801 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. The cost is
$325. Information: (949) 645-9412.
SAILING CLASSES
Sailing Fascination offers classes in boating safety and sailing
year-round for persons with disabilities. Classes are Tuesdays and
Saturdays at the Balboa Yacht Basin, slip B1, 829 Harbor Island
Drive, Newport Beach. Information:(949) 640-1678.
The 1812 American Privateer Schooner Lynx is offering educational
programs for fifth-and eighth-grade students based on state
standards. The Lynx operates from the Scout sea base, at 1931 W.
Coast Highway, Newport Beach. Information: (949) 723-7814.
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