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Newport Beach City Council praised the new harbormaster team and Harbor Operations program last week during a review of the four months the department has been up and running. There were some questions during the Nov. 14 study session about it costing more than what the city...

Wile. E. Coyote has a new adversary: Salty the Seal (or sea lion, in this case), and the city hopes the clever canine finally prevails. In a creative effort to deter sea lions from camping out on docks and boats, Newport Beach Harbor Operations Division is placing plastic coyote...

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...

Newport Beach sailors competed this past week at the 2017 Rolex Big Boat Series hosted by the St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco. Among the Newporters in the Bay Area waters was Paul Stemler of Newport Harbor Yacht Club with his J/44 46-foot sailboat, “Patriot.” He finished...

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...

Young sailors from around the world gathered in Newport Beach recently to compete. The 2017 Youth Match Racing World Championships was held July 30 through Aug. 5 at the Balboa Yacht Club in Corona del Mar. The competition showcased 12 teams from nine countries. The regatta had...

  A property in Cannery Village on the Balboa Peninsula that has been home to sail makers since the 1960s is on its way to becoming something new, yet still historically familiar. Newport Beach Planning Commission on July 20 unanimously approved Ullman Sails Lofts mixed-use...

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...

Newport Harbor users discussed how to best share the harbor and communicate with other harbor users during a meeting this week. The Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce Marine Committee hosted their monthly meeting Tuesday night as the annual “Harbor Summit.” The discussion was...

Newport Harbor users will discuss how to best share the harbor during a meeting this week. The Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce Marine Committee will host their monthly meeting Tuesday night as a “Harbor Summit.” Scheduled from 5:30 to 6 p.m. in the community room at Marina...

For those who love boating, or just want to see some classic boats, the annual Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival June 9-11 at the Balboa Yacht Club is not to be missed. Dubbed the Concours d’Elegance of yachting, it showcases the most diverse and valuable collection of wooden...

The annual Newport to Ensenada Yacht Race took sail over the weekend. Among the spectators for the grant event, dubbed “the world’s largest international yacht race,” were two NB Indy photographers. Together, they watched nearly 200 sailboats kick off for 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 at 11 a.m. off the Balboa Pier. Dubbed the “world’s largest international yacht race,” the boats (and crews) compete...

The 44th annual Newport Boat Show docked at Lido Marina Village on Thursday, and the timing is works out great for the revitalized community. The newly refreshed Lido Marina Village is alive with a new vibrant tone that it has been lacking for many years. New shops are opening...

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...

Harbor Commissioners discussed and decided on their final revisions for mooring permits during a meeting this week and will forward their recommendations to the Newport Beach City Council. The hot topic items were the transfer fee and an online centralized listing of moorings...

Charles “Chip” Donnelly, a local sailing expert and longtime Newport Harbor advocate, died Feb. 1. He was 55. “We all knew him to be a true waterman and an advocate for everything that had anything to do with Newport Harbor,” said Harbor Commissioner Doug West, as the commission...