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54th Annual L.A. Harbor Holiday Afloat Parade

The theme of the boat parade in this port is “Hollywood at the Harbor.” The parade starts at 6 pm. Viewing locations: Wilmington: Banning’s Landing, Wilmington Marinas; San Pedro: Downtown […]

California Clean Boating Network meeting

The California Clean Boating Network meeting is free to attend, and parking is free. It will be held at Martinez Yacht Club from 9:15 a.m. to approximately 1 p.m. Topics […]

54th Huntington Harbour Boat Parade

The theme for this year’s Huntington Harbour’s holiday boat parade is “Symphony of Lights.” New and previous participants are encouraged to display music and lights from all cultures. There are […]

108th Newport Beach Boat Parade

The Newport Beach Boat Parade begins with fireworks at Newport Pier at 6:15 p.m. on Wed., Dec. 14 and ends with fireworks at Balboa Pier at 9:00 p.m. on Sun., […]

Tim Flannery & Friends Aboard Star of India

Tim Flannery & Friends will perform their colorful blend of folk, country and traditional music and storytelling aboard Star of India. Some of San Diego’s most popular artists, such as […]

Fred Hall Show

Kern County Fairgrounds 1142 S P Street, Bakersfield, CA, United States

The Fred Hall Central Valley Sports Show is a new addition to the Fred Hall Show line-up. This show features fishing, hunting, international travel, boats and acres of RVs. Location: […]

POLA Harbor Cup Regatta

The 10th annual Harbor Cup is a three day intercollegiate sailing event. The regatta, sponsored by the Port of Los Angeles (POLA), brings together co-ed sailing teams from colleges, universities […]

California Dreamin’ Series

The third and final match races in the California Dreamin’ Series are being held by St. Francis Yacht Club. The races take place March 11-12 in J/22 type boats. The […]

Electric to Electronics

Mark Burrows from Mark’s Marine Electric will cover the basics: power for starting, AC & DC current, how to generate it, how to store it along with protecting the boat […]

VHF/AIS Chartplotter Integration

West Marine 3433 Via Lido, Newport Beach, CA, United States

Overview of VHF with DSC.  Integrating GPS, AIS and chart-plotters.  The importance of testing the VHF antenna and methods of testing. Speaker: Carl Chiverton, Boat Services, Owner/Technician.  Carl did his […]

Intro to Sailing with Instruments

West Marine 3433 Via Lido, Newport Beach, CA, United States

Learn about the next generation Zeus3, basics of essential marine electronics use and calibration on sailing vessels. Also learn about practical solutions to unique challenges of VMG and laylines navigation, […]

Weekend Navigator

Southwestern Yacht Club 2702 Qualtrough Street, San Diego, CA, United States

This two-day course teaches students navigation by using GPS, the back-up skill of navigation using charts, navigation plotting tools and dead-reckoning. Time: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Location: Corinthian Room at Southwestern […]