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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
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@newportaquatic
center.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 today 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.
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. Nov. 9, 16
and 23 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. Nov. 11, 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. Nov. 13 and 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. Nov. 13
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., Nov. 11, 18 and 25 at OCC’s Sailing Center in Newport Beach.
The cost is $65. Information: (949) 645-9412.
Orange Coast College’s School of Sailing and Seamanship will
offer a four-week Lidos class from 1 to 5 p.m. Nov. 14, 21 and Dec. 5
and 12 at OCC’s Sailing Center in Newport Beach. The cost is $115.
Information: (949) 645-9412.
Orange Coast College’s School of Sailing and Seamanship will
offer a three-week sailing course in basic cruising certification
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 16 and 23 and Dec. 7 at OCC’s Sailing
Center in Newport Beach. The cost is $215. Information: (949)
645-9412.
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. For hunt reservations, 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.
Pedal boats, electric boats, boogie boards, kayaks, inflatable
rafts, catamarans, beach furniture and wetsuits are available for
rent at Resort Water Sports at Newport Dunes. (949) 729-1150.
Gondola tours are offered by the Gondola Co. of Newport, 3400 Via
Oporto, Suite 102-B. The $75 cost includes a basket of bread, cheese,
salami, ice, glasses, a blanket, music and a Polaroid picture. Wine
is also available. (949) 675-1212.
Gondola Adventures/Newport, 3101 W. Coast Highway, offers one- and
two-hour gondola cruises. A one-hour tour with champagne is $70. A
two-hour tour with dinner and champagne is $180. Pickup is available
at waterfront restaurants. (949) 675-4984.
Irvine Coast Charters in Lido Marina Village offers two-hour
electric boat cruises with a gourmet dinner. $180 for two persons.
(949) 675-4704.
Gondola Romance offers daily tours of Newport Harbor during lunch
and dinner. Call (949) 675-4730. The tours go out of Lido Marina
Village, 3400 Via Oporto, Newport Beach.
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, snorkle, 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, [email protected],
(949) 632-3736.
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.wattsonthe harbor.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. Information: [email protected].
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.
Fun Zone Boat Co. runs a 45-minute cruise (adults, $6; children,
$1) and a 90-minute cruise (adults, $8; children, $1) departing from
Balboa Fun Zone every 30 minutes from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. A
60-minute showboat sunset cruise (adults, $6; children, $1) leaves
the Fun Zone at 7 p.m. daily. Private charters are available. (949)
673-0240.
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.
A three-course dinner and dancing while cruising the harbor are
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 $64 on Saturdays. Brunch cruises
also are available. (949) 631-2469.
The Catalina Flyer departs from Balboa Pavilion at 9 a.m. daily
and returns from Catalina Island at 4:30 p.m. $36 round-trip for
adults; $20 round-trip for children. Reservations are recommended.
(949) 673-5245.
Hornblower offers weekend dinner dance and Sunday champagne brunch
cruises on Newport Harbor that celebrate imaginative cuisine and
pampered service. 2431 W. Coast Highway, Suite 101, Newport Beach.
(949) 631-2469.
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