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 Harbor, LA Maritime Museum, Battleship Iowa, Ports O’Call Village, Warehouse #1, Cabrillo Way Marina, Cabrillo Marinas (California Yacht & Holiday Harbor), SS Lane Victory (Kaiser […]
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 will include updates on the statewide clean boating program, the new California boater card, the Surrendered and Abandoned Vessel Exchange Grant program, delta aquatic weeds, […]
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 16 trophies to be awarded to boating participants from various categories including “Most Religious” to “Best Commercial Entry.” The parade will be shown on Ch. […]
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., Dec. 18. The parade is hosted by the Commodores Club of the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce. The parade will begin and end at the […]
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 Eve Selis and Steve Poltz, have been known to join Tim Flannery for a special night of music, but you never know who might show […]
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: Kern County Fairgrounds, 1142 S P Street, Bakersfield, California 93307. Cost for adults: $12. Children 15 years of age and younger with a paid adult […]
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 and academies throughout the United States. Races are held outside of the Los Angeles breakwater adjacent to Angels’ Gate Lighthouse. All 10 teams race on […]
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 winning skipper of this series qualifies for the Ficker Cup happening later in the month of March. Contact: Bruce Stone at St. Francis YC. Email: […]
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 and equipment, wiring, distribution and the circuit breaker panel. Time: 9:30-11 a.m. Call Chula Vista Marina at 619-691-1860.
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 apprenticeship/training in England as a bench technician repairing VHF radios and cellular telephones. That led into things like LoJack and general mobile electronics with an […]
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, wind/water variables and selecting electronics. Sponsored by South Coast Yachts in Newport Beach. Time: 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Location: West Marine, 3433 Via Lido, Newport Beach, […]
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 Yacht Club, 2702 Qualtrough Street, San Diego, California 92106. Contact: Bill Andersen at [email protected]. Phone: 619-922-0231. Cost: $50 or $60 for couples sharing materials. Limited […]