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October 8, 2015

El Niño on the radar: Wet winter could be in store
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El Niño on the radar: Wet winter could be in store

STATEWIDE — Weather forecasts for the upcoming winter season indicate Southern California could face a steady dose of rain. Anglers have already attributed a record-breaking 2015 fishing season to El

Lido 14 Fall Invitational Regatta begins Oct. 10
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Lido 14 Fall Invitational Regatta begins Oct. 10

MISSION BAY – Sailors in the Lido 14 classes are invited to participate in the fall invitational scheduled for Oct. 10-11 in Mission Bay. Competitors will race in the two-day

Dock Lines: Cruising with limited or no refrigeration
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Dock Lines: Cruising with limited or no refrigeration

Boaters have been sailing for millennia without refrigeration. Even as modern boats, whether sail or power, were built with galleys, often they were equipped with tiny refrigerators, far too small

Avalon awarded surrendered and abandoned vessels grant
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Avalon awarded surrendered and abandoned vessels grant

AVALON — Catalina Island’s only municipality will be receiving a $32,400 grant from Cal Boating to remove abandoned recreational vessels and encourage boaters to surrender potentially inoperable boats to the

Schock Boats keeps it in the family
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Schock Boats keeps it in the family

NEWPORT BEACH — Schock Boats has announced the well-known waterfront boat dealership founded by W.D. “Bill” Schock has transitioned to new family ownership, with Steve and Ruth Schock taking the

Huntington Harbour fuel dock shut down
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Huntington Harbour fuel dock shut down

HUNTINGTON BEACH — Huntington Harbour’s fuel dock is closed – for now. Thousands of boaters at Orange County’s northernmost marina will have to travel to other harbors to fill up

Newport Beach to conduct emergency work on Grand Canal
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Newport Beach to conduct emergency work on Grand Canal

NEWPORT BEACH — The anticipation of heavy rains this winter season helped sway  Newport Beach City Council to allocate about a quarter of a million dollars to strengthen two sections