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Young sailors will take to Newport Beach waters next week in one of the oldest and most prestigious youth match racing regattas in the world. The 53rd Governor’s Cup International Youth Match Racing Championship is set to get underway Monday (and run through next Saturday) at the...

Summarized from Harbormaster Kurt Borsting’s report to the Harbor Commission on July 10.   Abandoned Vessel Auction An abandoned boat auction was held at the Marina Park guest slip facility on June 5. The public sale featured 33 previously impounded and abandoned vessels....

Cameron Feves of Cabrillo Beach Yacht Club in Los Angeles and David Wood of Balboa Yacht Club claimed the last two spots in the 53rd Governor’s Cup International Youth Match Racing Championship The Governor’s Cup, hosted by the Newport Beach-based BYC and presented by Disc Sports...

Local Newport Beach crews joined nearly 1,000 sailors from around the world last weekend in the Ullman Sails Long Beach Race Week. Among the Newport-based boats were “Triumph” and “Vesper,” both from Newport Harbor Yacht Club, and “T-N-T” from...

Live-aboard vessel discharge, logging pumpout services and sanitation system inspections were at the center of another discussion about revising Title 17 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code, or, the Harbor Code, at a community meeting this week. As part of their ongoing effort to...

Summarized from Harbormaster Kurt Borsting’s report to the Harbor Commission on June 12.   Information and Enforcement Efforts on Public Docks Public information and enforcement efforts continued with the local boating community at the harbor’s public docks. Informational...

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...

Vesper, representing the Newport Harbor Yacht Club, earned a handful of trophies this week for the 72nd annual Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race, officials reported in an announcement shared on Sunday. Sailing a Transpac 52 in the ULDB-MAXI class, Vesper earned the...

Nearly 200 sailboats will leave Newport Beach and make the 125-mile trek to Ensenada, Mexico when the annual Newport to Ensenada Yacht Race gets underway Friday, April 26 at 11 a.m. off the Balboa Pier. Dubbed the “world’s largest international yacht race,” the boats (and crews)...

A lot of opinions, ideas, and concerns were shared by boaters, marine-related business owners, and mooring permitees during the first public forum for the Newport Beach Title 17 Harbor Code review this week. As part of their ongoing effort to update the city’s Harbor Code, Harbor...

The Harbor Commission Ad-Hoc Committee is seeking public input on revisions to the city’s Municipal Code, Title 17 Harbor Code. The committee is holding a series of meetings to thoroughly review Title 17, which kicks off on Monday. On Monday, and again on May 6, the...

A crowd of mooring permit holders, live-aboard permitees, local residents, and harbor related business representatives joined city officials and Harbor Commissioners this week in an interactive forum about the vision for the future of Newport Harbor. About 40 people attended the...

Sea lions are a constant complaint in Newport Harbor, but also a constant challenge in an effort to protect, yet deter them. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries shared sea lion deterrents during a presentation to the Harbor Commission on Wednesday. Boat...

Newport Beach Harbor Commissioner Bill Kenney announced Wednesday the key topics of review as the Commission works to update Title 17, the city’s harbor code. During the Commission meeting, Kenney went over the general topics that the Harbor Commission’s subcommittee formed to...

Newport Beach Harbormaster Kurt Borsting has been “blown away” by his first week. The welcome he’s received, the passion for the harbor, the engaged residents, it’s been a great start, he said on Wednesday. “This is the crown jewel of the city,” Borsting said. “Getting the chance...

At its annual meeting on Sunday, Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club in Newport Beach announced longtime member and racer, Steve Moffett, will take the helm as its 2019 Commodore. Moffett joined BCYC in 2010 and has served on the Board of Directors for the past four years. An active...

Residents interested in Newport Harbor got an on-the-water overview of current issues and projects from the officials over the weekend. Newport Beach Harbor Commission hosted their biennial special ferry tour meeting on Saturday. About 50 people attended the meeting, which...

After taking over management of the moorings from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department Harbor Patrol last summer, Harbormaster Dennis Durgan provided a “Year in Review” summary for the Newport Beach Harbor Commission on Wednesday. Commissioners asked a few questions and...

Newport Harbor got some attention this week, as Newport Beach City Council unanimously approved some changes to staffing and speed limits. Council voted 4-0 on Tuesday in favor of two position re-classifications in the newly created Harbor Department and, in another agenda item,...

A group of locals got a peek inside the Duke’s “Wild Goose,” the yacht that legendary actor — and one of Newport Beach’s most famous residents — John Wayne sailed out of Newport Harbor. Attendees of the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce’s monthly Marine Committee meeting last...