Last Friday we ventured out of the harbor for a sea trial following a two week period of “Sundance” visiting Balboa Boatyard. The last several years I’ve been very impressed with Pat Werner who now owns the shipyard and manages the yard. It’s been a smooth transition from the previous owners and the high standard [...]
Last weekend had a few noteworthy boating events. Friday was the start of the Newport to Ensenada Sailboat Race. The sun was shining early and we already had a light wind at the end of the Balboa Pier at nine o’clock in the morning. Our Indy staff meeting was held at Ruby’s at the end [...]
Last weekend was the 40th Lido Village Boat Show. It appeared to be pre-recession in size, attendance and broker enthusiasm. We attended on a warm and beautiful So Cal Friday. It’s no wonder our area weather is the envy of the rest of the country. I was pleasantly surprised at the large crowd inspecting the [...]
I attended a unique event a few weeks ago definitely worth mentioning, and once again shows not only the special traits of Newport Harbor with regards to our area, state and country, but the international stature of our residents and boating community. Our own Newport Harbor Nautical Museum (now re-launched by its present board of [...]
It seems like the summer boating season has started off with a big bang even though not one yacht club has had their annual opening day events! Last weekend was the “Baldwin Cup” at Newport Harbor Yacht Club in locally built Schock Harbor 20s. It was an International event and if I read the race [...]
I will never tire of mentioning that the most important part of recreational and commercial boating is safety. Naturally, accidents happen and minor bumps and bruises can be expected. When multiple people are aboard, the helmsman has his hands (and mind) full, but it is also his duty to be aware of his guest’s movements [...]
I didn’t have the space available last week to finish my comments with regards to the most recent tragic events of three weekends ago. First, I will again say, and never tire of saying, how important safety is to all forms of boating. Without careful planning and proper supervision from the captain, an accident, even [...]
With this warm and picture perfect spring weather I urge all “yachties” and boaters to indulge. We’re off to a great season. Last Thursday we sea-trialed “Sundance” prior to the three day “Shipwreck Weekend” at Two Harbors, Catalina. The ocean was a little sloppy but we saw our first whale a quarter mile east of [...]
It’s a sad day for sailboat racing everywhere. While it is not uncommon to hear about loss of life in the famous Sydney to Hobart sailboat race, it’s very uncommon to find out we locally have even one loss of life in a local sailboat race. Until this last year I cannot ever recall a [...]
I was thinking prior to putting my thoughts into words how different sailing is to motoring, which equates to how very different sailboats are to power boats. This may seem obvious but at the same time to me there aren’t huge differences. I speak Spanish and English. They are each a language but different. The [...]
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