* 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 EVENTS

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.defenseoffreedon.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, https://www.nhnm.org.

CRUISES

Join Capt. Don Moseley on the beautiful sailing yacht Dulcinea for

a narrated Newport Harbor cruise of the fabulous waterfront homes and

boats of the rich and famous, see the sea lion colony, and sail the

spectacular cool-summer, warm-fall Southern California coastline to

Laguna Beach or Dana Point. As a private birthday, anniversary or

special event? Sail, swim, snorkel, kayak, sunbathe, watch dolphins

and dine at anchor for the time-of-your-life vacation at Catalina

Island on this well-appointed, U.S. Coast Guard inspected vessel. ASA

sailing instruction and certification. Business conference facility.

Information: https://www.shellbackdon.com, shellbackdon@yahoo.com,

(949) 632-3736.

A three-course dinner and dancing while cruising the harbor is

available at 8 p.m. Fridays and at 7:30 p.m. Saturdays at Hornblower

Cruises & Events, 2431 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. The fee is

$59.95 per person on Fridays and $65.95 on Saturdays. Sunday brunch

cruises also are available. (949) 631-2469.

Electric Boat Tours offers two-hour cruises of Newport Harbor ($75

per cruise). Round-trip hotel or off-the-water restaurant shuttle

service is available. Pick-up from restaurants with docks is also

available. Chartered and catered tours. (949) 291-1953 or

https://www.wattsontheharbor.com.

The Newport Harbor Nautical Museum offers Fall Bus Tours to the

San Diego Maritime Museum. The bus leaves at 9 a.m. and returns at

approximately 4 p.m. Enjoy a no-host lunch at the Fish Market. The

cost is $20 per person. info@nhnm.org.

The Newport Landing Belle is available for weddings and

receptions, cocktail and sightseeing cruises, and meetings. The cost

is $500 for the first two hours, plus $150 for each additional hour.

(949) 361-3640.

Catalina Passenger Service runs 45-minute harbor cruises (adults,

$6; children, $1) and 90-minute cruises (adults, $8; children, $1),

departing from Balboa Fun Zone every 30 minutes from 11 a.m. to 4:30

p.m. daily and on the hour until 7 p.m. (949) 673-5245.

Cruise the harbor aboard the Electra, a 100-foot Classic Fantail

vessel. Charters with catering are available for up to 145

passengers. (949) 723-1069.