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FEBRUARY
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Southern California Feb. 8, 9, 15 and 16 The 91st edition of the Southern California Yachting Association’s Midwinter Regatta will take place over the course of two weekends, Feb.8-9 and Feb. 15-16. According to SCYA Commodore John Marshall, the Midwinter Regatta is the largest regatta on the West Coast featuring 25 host venues, over 100 classes and 2,500 sailors. Races will be held across Southern California from Oxnard to San Diego. For more information visit scya.org/.
Long Beach Mardi Gras at Shoreline Village
Long Beach Feb. 15, noon-5 p.m. Come down to the waterfront in Long Beach where Shoreline Village and Rainbow Harbor will be hosting a free community event celebrating Mardi Gras, the Christian holiday marking the last night of eating rich, fatty foods before the ritual fasting of the Lenten season. The event features live music, bead throws, a parade, a tarot card reader and novelty acts including a stilt walker, contortionist, accordion player, hula hoop dancers, samba dancers and more.
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surfer, stand-up paddle boarder, adventurer, and motivational speaker. He won the Mavericks Big Wave Surf contest in 2009. In March 2017 he completed the fi rst solo, unsupported stand-up paddle board crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. The presentation takes place at the yacht club, located at 4469 Admiralty Way in Marina del Rey. The event is open to all who love yachting and adventure, but reservations are requested. RSVP to reservations@calyachtclub.net.
Oxnard Feb. 15 and 16, 12-4 p.m. This event at the Channel Islands Maritime Museum features stories about maritime heritage and maritime mysteries as well as rare and beautiful paintings dating back to the 1600s. The life and times of historical characters will be portrayed by volunteers in period costume. Visit cimmvc.org/ for more information.
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California Yacht Club presentation: Chris Bertish – Doing the Impossible
Marina del Rey Feb. 19, 7:30 p.m. The California Yacht Club’s free presentations are picking back up for the year, starting on Feb. 19 with a presentation by Chris Bertish, a South-African-born
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39th annual Avalon Harbor Underwater Cleanup
Avalon Feb. 22, 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Volunteers and divers are invited to join USC’s Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber and Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies - Catalina Conservation Divers in cleaning up the water around Avalon Harbor on Feb. 22. Last year, 535 participants recovered 2,740 pounds of trash! The cost for non-divers is $30 and $55 for divers who register before Feb. 13. Registration can be completed online at http://bit. ly/39thCleanup.
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MARCH
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Fred Hall Show
Long Beach Mar. 4-8 This outdoor recreation show is the world’s largest sportfi shing show, featuring the nation’s leading equipment manufacturers. Fishing tackle, boats, marine accessories, diving, shooting and hunting products and camping gear combine with hundreds of resorts, landings, lodges and outfi tters. Show hours are 1-9 p.m. Mar. 4-6, 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Mar. 7 and 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Mar. 8. Visit fredhall.com/long-beach/ for more information.
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46th annual Festival of the Kite
Redondo Beach Mar. 8, noon-5 p.m. The Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital Long Beach and the Redondo Pier Association invite the community to join them for this free event on the Redondo Beach Pier. Bring your own kite or purchase one from one of the boardwalk shops. Prizes will be awarded for the best hand-made kite, best ground display, highest-fl ying kite, and the youngest and youngest at heart kite fl yers. The event also features live music, Craig’s Hot Dog on a Stick Eating Contest, local dance and martial arts demos and more.
ONGOING
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From Shore to Sea Lecture Series
Ventura Feb. 13 and Mar. 5, 7 p.m. The Channel Islands National Park Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitor Center is hosting two upcoming lectures as part of their “Shore to Sea” series, which focuses on research on the Channel Islands and surrounding waters. On Feb. 13 Laura Kirn will be speaking about Tuqan Man and ancient remains of San Miguel Island. On Mar. 5, Park Superintendent Ethan McKinley will be speaking on the Channel Islands National Park Anniversary. The programs are free and open to the public and can also be streamed live online at nps.gov/chis/planyourvisit/live-programs.htm.
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DPHCA Walks; Whale Talk & Walk
Dana Point Second Saturdays, 9-11 a.m. Every second Saturday, join a naturalist for a presentation on whales, other cetaceans and marine mammals that can frequently be seen from the Dana Point Headlands. The walk covers .5-1 mile and begins at the Nature Interpretive Center. RSVP to 949- 248-3527 or DPNaturalResources@danapoint.org.
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Virtually all forms of outdoor recreation will be represented at the Long Beach Fred Hall Show, including acres of boats. 74 years and counting for Fred Hall Show at Long Beach Convention Center
BY LINDSEY GLASGOW
LONG BEACH—The Fred Hall Show will once again bring all things boating, fi shing, hunting and outdoor recreation to Long Beach.
The show is entering its 74th year and returns this year to the Long Beach Convention Center March 4-8.
Boaters will be able to check out acres of boats and California’s largest marine accessories display. Anglers can peruse hundreds of fi shing tackle booths, hundreds of international fi shing and hunting travel booths, hunter and angler specifi c vehicles and get hands on in casting ponds. Both boaters and anglers can check out more than 400 seminars on various fi shing and boating related topics.
There will also be Hobie Kayak demonstration rides, free dive and SCUBA diving equipment and instruction, air gun ranges, archery ranges and family fun activities, including a touch tank and Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show.
Hungry show goers can also stop by the Costa Sporting Chef Café for hourly samples of fresh cooked fi sh and meat from television celebrity chef Scott Leysath as well as Chef Ken Gardon.
Show hours are 1-9 p.m. Mar. 4-6, 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Mar. 7 and 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Mar. 8. Tickets cost $20 for adults and $15 for military members with a valid ID. Children 15 and under are free with a paying adult. The Long Beach Convention Center is located at 300 East Ocean Boulevard.
Visit fredhall.com/long-beach/ for more information or to purchase a ticket online.
FEBRUARY Weather for Boaters – Sail and Power Feb. 11-25, 6:30-8:30 p.m. OCC School of Sailing & Seamanship, Newport Beach Registration: https://bit.ly/2FugHPv Cost: $150 for non-members, $85.50 for members
Suddenly in Command Feb. 15, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Chula Vista Marina, Chula Vista Chula Vista Marina, 619-691-1860, or Bill Anderson, 619-922-0231 Cost: $35
Outboard Motor Operations & Maintenance Feb. 17-21, 6-9 p.m. Training Resources Maritime Institute, 3980 Sherman St Lobby, San Diego Registration: trlmi.com, 619-263-1638 Cost: $495 About: Upon completion of the course, students will be able to understand, troubleshoot and perform basic preventative maintenance and repairs to their motors.
U.S. Sailing Safe Powerboat Certifi cation & CA Boater Card Feb. 17 and 18, 9 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. OCC School of Sailing & Seamanship, Newport Beach Registration: https://bit.ly/2MRALPO Cost: $125
About Boating Safely Feb. 22, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Van Nuys Fly Away 2nd fl oor conference room, 7610 Woodley Ave., Van Nuys Carol Davis, 818-997-4444, carol.davis@cper.productions Cost: $30
Marine Toilet Repair & Maintenance Feb 22, 9-11 a.m. Chula Vista Marina, Chula Vista Chula Vista Marina, 619-691-1860 Cost: Free for marina tenants, $10 for non-tenants
Weekend Navigator Feb. 29 and Mar. 1, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Channel Islands Boating Center, 3880 Bluefi n Cir., Oxnard Michael D. Bick, mbick99@ outlook.com Cost: $45, text book not included About: This course is ideal for all boaters who want to learn basic coastal navigation and/or wish to enhance their piloting and charting skills.
Do you have a boating class or nautical event you’d like publicized in The Log’s Calendar section? Email details to editor@thelog.com or fax to 949-660-6172 at least one month in advance. Check out the online listing of events and classes at thelog.com
State agencies to host oil spill response workshops for marinas and yacht clubs
Two seminars will be held in the Bay Area and Delta, while one will come to the L.A. metro and a fourth scheduled for San Diego.
BY PARIMAL M. ROHIT
STATEWIDE—Two state agencies – California State Parks and California Coastal Commission – will hold four oil spill response workshops for marinas and yacht clubs. The workshops/seminars will be held March 5 and June 5. Registration is required to attend any of the four seminars.
All seminars will be fi rst come, fi rst served, with a maximum capacity of 40 people per training session.
State Parks and the Coastal Commission will host the San Diego seminar/workshop on April 24, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The registration deadline is April 21. Southwestern Yacht Club, which is at 2702 Qualtrough Street in San Diego, will co-host the San Diego seminar. Free parking is available at the yacht club. The fi nal seminar will be held in Marina del Rey on June 5, also 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The registration deadline is June 1. California Yacht Club at 4469 Admiralty Way in Marina del Rey co-hosts the L.A. area seminar. Parking for this seminar will be free.
Two seminars will be held in the Bay Area and Delta. The Bay Area seminar is set for March 5 (9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.) at Martinez Yacht Club (111 Tarantino Drive, Martinez). Parking is also free. The registration deadline is March 2.
The Delta seminar will be held on April 9 at Stockton Yacht Club (3235 River Drive, Stockton). Attendees must register by April 6. Parking is free here, as well; the seminar, like the others mentioned above, will run from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Each seminar/workshop will present resourceful information for oil spill responses at local marinas. Staff from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, State Parks, Coastal Commission and the Governor’s Offi ce of Emergency Services will be making presentations at each seminar/ workshop.
Topics to be discussed during the three-hour sessions are: California’s oil spill response structure; grants offered by the Offi ce of Spill Prevention and Response Equipment; third-party claims process; the state’s new Marinas and Yacht Clubs Spill Response Communication Packet; and, tools and resources available to boaters for increased communication between them and the Offi ce of Emergency Services whenever an oil spill occurs. The point of contact for these seminars, especially for registration, is Vivian Matuk, the environmental boating program coordinator with the Coastal Commission. She can be reached at 4150904-6905 or vmatuck@ coastal.ca.gov.
