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During the second round of discussions about revising Title 17 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code, or, the Harbor Code, a group of boaters, residents, and mooring permitees shared opinions, ideas, and concerns on a number of topics. As part of their ongoing effort to update the...

Newport Beach Harbor Commission approved a new fee schedule this week, which, if ultimately approved by City Council, will add approximately $440,000 in revenue for the city. Commissioners unanimously approved the updated fee schedule, 7-0, at their meeting Wednesday. The changes...

The Newport Beach Harbor Commission will discuss several topics of community interest at their meeting tonight. During current business, city staff will present the steps the city is taking to prevent bridge jumping in the harbor and open up the item for discussion. The item...

In order to preserve the original intent of the Central Avenue Public Pier, the Newport Beach Harbor Commission voted 3 to 2 Wednesday to “respectfully decline” state grant funds that included a requirement they found to be conflicting to the dock’s main purpose. The Commission’s...

Boaters interested in visiting Lido Village or the Central Avenue Pier will now have a permanent, year-round area to toss their anchor and head toward land. The Newport Beach Harbor Commission unanimously approved a proposal Wednesday to establish the anchorage area in the...

Newport Beach Harbor Commission approved some changes Wednesday to the policies that manage the harbor and beaches In August, City Council directed the Commission to review and update, if needed, the “H” policies, which cover beaches and the harbor. “This was a very good, healthy...

NOTE: Indy reporter Sara Hall compiled this look back at what made headlines in the NB Independent during 2017. This week, we cover January through June. (click the first line of text in each brief to read the full, original story)   January   A Huntington Beach man was...

Mooring permitees in Newport Harbor will need to make some slight, but important changes soon, following a decision on mooring specifications by Newport Beach City Council on Tuesday. As part of the recent transition of mooring management from Orange County to the city, staff...

After several months of a Newport Beach Harbor Commission ad hoc committee studying the issue, the city is looking further into how much large boats visiting Newport Harbor should pay to drop anchor. Commission Chairman Bill Kenney gave an update on behalf of the ad hoc committee...

Visiting boaters who have become accustomed to mooring in the Turning Basin in Newport Harbor the past few years may be happy to hear that the anchorage area may become a permanent summer mainstay. The Harbor Commission on Wednesday unanimously approved recommending to City...

Large boats visiting Newport Beach may soon be paying more to drop anchor in the harbor. The issue was briefly discussed at the Harbor Commission meeting Wednesday. Chairman Bill Kenney gave an update on behalf of the ad hoc committee tasked with looking into the fee structure...

The newly created harbormaster department in the city is still figuring things out, but they are moving forward and progressing on their goals, according to officials. Newport Beach Harbormaster Dennis Durgan updated a crowd of about 40 during a Speak Up Newport meeting...

Longtime resident, world-renowned sailor, yachtsman, businessman, local real estate agent, and Newport Harbor enthusiast Dennis Durgan now can add one more role to his list: Harbormaster. Durgan is well-known around Newport Harbor and is already a familiar face with a number of...

Large visiting vessels looking to moor in Newport Harbor may face a different fee in the near future, as a discussion aimed at the issue was kicked off Wednesday at a Newport Beach Harbor Commission meeting. The point of the discussion was to broach the idea and give direction to...

Members of the Harbor Commission and public heard an update on a couple important projects happening in Newport Harbor during a meeting Wednesday. City staff presented information about their plan to take over management of the moorings in the harbor as well as the latest on the...

Management of the approximate 1,220 onshore and offshore moorings in Newport Harbor may soon switch hands from county to city control, following a meeting last week. City staff presented a program that would allow the city to take over administration of the moorings from the...

Boaters may soon have more options in Newport Harbor. The Harbor Commission on Wednesday discussed the possibility of day moorings in front of Big Corona Beach at Corona del Mar State Park and a trial anchorage West of Lido Isle. “It has been suggested, by several, that Big...

  A trial anchorage program will soon be placed on the west side of Lido Isle following a Newport Beach City Council vote this week. Council approved the item 6-1, with Mayor Pro Tem Diane Dixon dissenting. “What we’re asking for is just a shot to try it,” said Harbor...