Should the city quadruple fees charged to harbor businesses for their use of public tidelands, to help fund harbor improvement projects like dredging?
Total Voters: 45
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Orange County UpdatesAhoy! April Fools’ Day is Sunday, and this day reminds me of all the pranks that we use to play on new crewmembers while on yacht deliveries. However, there were unwritten rules that made the food off limits, and the
Ahoy! Last Wednesday was a sad note for some boaters, as lobster season concluded on March 21 in Southern California until next October. I love to eat Panulirus interruptus, and this year the recreational divers and fishermen told me that
Ahoy! Summer is closing in on the radar screen, and this Friday boaters will have a chance to pick up a used boat like a dingy, kayak, or paddleboard. The City of Newport Beach, Harbor Resources Division will have another
Ahoy! Good news is on the horizon for boaters and others who use GPS. The Federal Communications Commission plans to revoke the permission for LightSquared to build a nationwide wireless network for a new broadband service. The decision cites problems
Ahoy! The Newport Sea Base is casting out a net for a lead sailing instructor to work at the state-of-the-art facility. This year-round part-time job is perfect for an experienced sailor to teach the next generation how to guide boats
Ahoy! The seas are getting rough again for the California Department of Boating and Waterways (Cal Boating) because the governor is eyeing the department’s funding as free money. Former Gov. Pete Wilson first tried during his term to eliminate the
Ahoy! I received an email from a loyal reader who is thinking of buying a new yacht to take his family out on the water this summer. In his email, he asked me if a boat salesperson has to be
Ahoy! I am amazed with the recent numerous sightings off our coast of Orcinus orca, better known as Shamu, especially by the youngsters. The sheer number in the pods of the killer whales that have ventured this far south is
Ahoy! I am still in disbelief that a cruise ship Captain could be foolish enough to go off the planned course and hit a known, charted rock, which ripped a gash in the side of his ship. Then to add
Ahoy! Two maritime accidents occurred last weekend that could have happened to any one of us. Locally, a van was floating in the bay after being pushed off the Balboa Island Ferry, and internationally, a cruise ship sunk after hitting
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