* 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

[email protected].

SAILING CLASSES

The Basic Cruising class will meet from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays,

Jan. 9 to Feb. 23. Classes will be held at the Orange Coast College

Sailing Center, 1801 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. Registration

will cost $525. Information: (949) 645-9412.

The Basic Cruising 2 class will meet from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturdays, Jan. 8 to Jan 22. Classes will be held at the Orange Coast

College Sailing Center, 1801 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach.

Registration will cost $229. Information: (949) 645-9412.

The Advanced Shields sailing class will meet from 1:30 to 5:30

p.m. Sundays, Jan. 9 to 23. Classes will be held at the Orange Coast

College Sailing Center, 1807 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach.

Registration will cost $105. Information: (949) 645-9412.

A beginning coastal navigation class will meet from 7 to 10 p.m.

Tuesdays, Jan. 11 to Feb. 22. Classes will meet at the Orange Coast

College Sailing Center, 1801 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach.

Registration will cost $129. Information: (949) 645-9412.

“Radar for Yachtsmen” will be a workshop that will teach students

how to set up radar systems to navigate in fog and darkness. The 7 to

10 p.m. class will be offered Thursdays from Jan. 13 to Feb. 3. The

classes will be at the Orange Coast College Sailing Center, 1801 W.

Coast Highway, Newport Beach. Registration will cost $125.

Information: (949) 645-9412

A basic marine weather class will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursdays,

Jan. 13 to Feb. 17. Classes will be held at the Orange Coast College

Sailing Center, 1801 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. Registration

will cost $80. Information: (949) 645-9412.

Beginners’ sailing classes taught aboard Lido 14 dinghies will be

offered from 1 to 5 p.m. Fridays and 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturdays

and Sundays. Friday courses will be offered from Jan. 14 to Feb. 4.

Saturday courses will be held from Jan. 15 to Feb. 12. Sunday classes

will be taught from Jan 16. to Feb. 13. Classes will meet at the

Orange Coast College Sailing Center, 1801 W. Coast Highway, Newport

Beach. Registration will cost $109. Information: (949) 645-9412.

An Intermediate Lidos class will meet from 1:45 to 5:30 p.m.

Saturdays and Sundays. Saturday classes will meet Jan. 15 to Feb. 12.

Sunday classes will meet Jan. 16 to Feb. 13. Classes will be held at

the Orange Coast College Sailing Center, 1801 W. Coast Highway,

Newport Beach. Registration will cost $120. Information: (949)

645-9412.

An Introduction to Shields class will meet from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30

p.m. Saturdays, Jan. 15 to Feb. 12. Classes will be held at the

Orange Coast College Sailing Center, 1801 W. Coast Highway, Newport

Beach. Registration will cost $129. Information: (949) 645-9412.

An Intermediate Shields sailing class will meet from 1:45 to 5:30

p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Saturday courses will be held Jan. 15

to Feb. 12; Sunday classes will meet Jan. 16 to Feb. 13. Classes will be held at the Orange Coast College Sailing Center, 1801 W. Coast

Highway, Newport Beach. Registration will cost $149. Information:

(949) 645-9412.

A beginning sailing class taught aboard 30-foot Shields sloops

will be offered from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sundays, Jan. 30 to Feb.

13. Classes will be at the Orange Coast College Sailing Center, 1801

W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. Registration will cost $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 your sportfishing 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.

Electric boat rentals are available by the hour at Duffy Electric

Boats, 2001 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. Ice and cups are

provided. An hour rental is $75. (949) 645-6812.