Chalk Art Festival on the Pier
Redondo Pier Association presents the 14th annual Chalk Art Festival on the Pier. This family-friendly event is free. Time: 12-4 p.m. Location: 100 Fisherman’s Wharf, Redondo Beach.
Redondo Pier Association presents the 14th annual Chalk Art Festival on the Pier. This family-friendly event is free. Time: 12-4 p.m. Location: 100 Fisherman’s Wharf, Redondo Beach.
Sample a selection of microbrews and enjoy live music on the beach at Two Harbors as part of the annual Microbrew Fest. Tickets go on sale Aug. 1. Organizers state tickets generally sell out. Nearly three-dozen breweries and 500 people are expected to be in attendance. The festival runs from 1-4 p.m. Admission price (not […]
Pink Power Sailing is an event to empower young females to sail. Boats, kayaks and a couple standup paddleboards will be provided by Waterfront Education, a non-profit organization, from noon until sunset. Cost for adults is $30 each and $10 for kids 13 years and under with paid adult. Parking is validated but is still […]
Women’s Sailing Association of Santa Monica Bay (WSA) welcomes speaker Gina Dartt, Catalina Island Conservancy’s development manager for membership and annual giving. Dartt will be presenting the conservation efforts, recreational activities and education opportunities on the island supported by the Conservancy. Location: Santa Monica Windjammers Yacht Club, 13589 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey. Social hour […]
This 9-week course provides a foundation for both sail and power boating. Topics include anchoring, docking and line handling, close quarter maneuvering, rules of the road, marlinespike and basic knots, and more. Course completion is documented by a closed book exam graded by USPS National Headquarters. These classes start on Sept. 13 and continue every […]
This Wednesday evening boating course, Sept. 13 - 27, provides the knowledge needed to obtain a boat license or safety certification in many states. Topics include types of boats, trailering, navigation and more. Time: 7-9:30 p.m. Location: King Harbor Yacht Club, 280 Yacht Club Way, Redondo Beach, California 90277. Contact: Dick Reinhardt. Email: [email protected]. Phone: 310-375-7619. Cost: […]
REI and Brouwerij West join Catalina Island Conservancy in celebrating the launch of Trekking Catalina, a renovated trail system including 27 miles of newly expanded trails. This event is open to the public to learn more about hiking on the island with a chance to win prizes from REI. The event will have music, food […]
This USPS weather course is open to the public for low cost at the Oceanside Yacht Club classroom. Starting Sept. 14 at 7:00 p.m., the course will continue on Thursday nights through Nov. 16. In this course students will become keener observers of the weather, but weather observations only have meaning in the context of […]
Catalina Art Association hosts the 59th Annual Catalina Festival of Art during the final weekend of summer. Catalina’s longest-running art festival will feature artists from all over the country. All exhibitions will be on Crescent Avenue. Artists will be selling fine arts, sculptures, crafts and photographs. There will also be a charity art auction and […]
This two-day course is designed to teach navigation using GPS and other electronic devices as well as the back-up skill using charts, plotting tools and dead reckoning. Time: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Location: Channel Islands Boating Center, 3880 Blue Fin Circle, Channel Islands Harbor, Oxnard, California 93035. Contact: Richard G. Heller. Email: [email protected]. Phone: 805-640-1268. Cost: […]
Volunteers will be gathering at cleanup sites all over Orange County to remove litter along various coastal areas. Get the whole family involved and enjoy the after party at Trash Free OC Jamboree. The website to sign up for a location is coastkeeper.org/ccd.
Learn how to re-assemble and replace impellers. The Jabsco raw water pump, found on many marine V-8 engines, circulates sea water through a heat exchanger that provides cooling to the engine. Come and learn at this hands-on demonstration. Time: 9:30-11 a.m. Instructor: Don Johnson. Location: Chula Vista Marina. Phone: 619-691-1860.