* 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 26th annual Lido Yacht Expo runs from Thursday through Oct. 3

at Lido Marina Village, at Lido Way and Newport Boulevard in Newport

Beach.

SAILING CLASSES

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

an “Advanced Shields” class from 1:45 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday at OCC’s

sailing center, 1801 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. Registration is

$105. Information: (949) 645-9412.

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

a noncredit intermediate Lidos sailing class from 1 to 5 p.m. Fridays

today through Oct. 15 at 1801 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach.

Registration is $120. Information: (949) 645-9412.

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

a “Beginning Sailing” class from 1 to 5 p.m. Fridays from Oct. 1

through Oct. 15 at 1801 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. Registration

is $329. Information: (949) 645-9412.

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

an “Introduction to Shields” sailing class from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30

p.m. Saturdays, Oct. 2 to 30, at OCC’s sailing center, 1801 W. Coast

Highway, Newport Beach. Registration is $129. Information: (949)

645-9412.

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

two intermediate Lidos sailing classes at OCC’s sailing center, 1801

W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. The classes meet from 1:45 to 5:30

p.m. Sundays, Oct. 2 through 30 or Oct. 3 through 31. Registration is

$120. Information: (949) 645-9412.

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

a “Learn to Sail on a Shields” class for beginning sailors, aboard

30-foot Shields sloops. The course meets from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Sundays from Oct. 3 to 17 at OCC’s sailing center, 1801 W. Coast

Highway, Newport Beach. Registration is $329. Information: (949)

645-9412.

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,

https://www.defenseoffreedom.org.

BOAT RENTALS

With Marina WaterSports at the Balboa Fun Zone, you can enjoy

nautical experiences from mild to wild. Take a self-guided tour of

the bay in your choice of power and sail watercraft, jump the ocean

swells in a Sea-Doo jetboat, put you sport-fishing skills to the test

in a fully equipped Boston whaler, or soar above it all on a parasail

flight along the Newport coast. Complimentary ice and beverages are

included with all electric boat rentals.

Balboa Boat Rentals can put you on the water in many ways: with

single and double kayaks, electric boats, 14-holder sailboats, pedal

boats and runabouts for offshore use or cruising the bay. Balboa Boat

Rentals also holds two-hour scavenger hunts aboard the electric bay

boats, providing group activity for corporations, birthdays,

nonprofit organizations and group outings. The hunt packages include

boats, trivia questions, maps, Polaroid cameras and supplies. The

cost of a hunt begins at $225 per boat, and catering is available at

an additional rate. To make reservations for the hunt, call (949)

673-7200.

Electric boat rentals are available by the hour at Duffy Electric

Boats, 2001 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. All boats are equipped

with window enclosures and CD players. Ice and cups are provided.

Reservations are suggested. An hour rental is $75. (949) 645-6812.