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The Harbor Report: Interesting sailors in our midst
At the end of this month, I will be announcing Newport Harbor's 20 most interesting boats. While I was gathering information for this year's story I thought it would be fun to do a story on the harbor's two most interesting sailors this year. Limiting...Tags: Religion and Belief
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NHYC finds hot streak
BALBOA PIER — Sporting a yellow and green spinnaker on its massive sail, the Newport Harbor Yacht Club drifted past the finish line Wednesday.
It had handily defeated a boat from the Royal Yachting Assn. out of Great Britain, after the three-member...Tags: New Zealand, Politics, Human Interest, Yale University, Colleges and Universities
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SDYC takes Gov Cup
Skipper Nevin Snow, the youngest racer in the 45th annual Governor's Cup, helped lead San Diego Yacht Club to the title, along with crew Jake LaDow and Jake Reynolds Sunday a few miles off the coast of Balboa Pier. Newport Harbor Yacht Club, which...Tags: New Zealand, Politics, Elections
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The Crowd: Lido Isle greets clubhouse in new form
The Lido Isle crowd converged on their handsome renovated and redecorated club Nov. 2 to formally welcome the new facility to the island.
Following months of construction in several phases, the iconic Newport family beach and sailing hub has an...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, World War II (1939-1945)
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Mailbag: School board fails to put 'students first'
Once again, the Newport-Mesa Unified School District Board of Trustees showed its true colors ("Parents question school board," Nov. 10). They chose not to help fund the sixth-grade camps under the guise, according to Trustee Dave Brooks, that budget cuts...Tags: American Legion, Students, Teaching and Learning
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The Harbor Report: Junior sailors take over at yacht club
I have to assume everyone noticed the 200-plus Naples sabots sailing in front of the Newport Harbor Yacht Club on Aug. 8 to 11. The event was the 2011 Jr. Sabot Nationals, and it could not have gone any better. What a fantastic way to wrap the junior...Tags: Human Interest, Ceremonies
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The Harbor Report: Wind blows in some serious racing
I hope you have had a chance to see if your dog is still chained up in the backyard because it's been windy. Last week's "Around Catalina" race was exciting, and I was glad to see the big breeze not come in until Sunday afternoon after we had finished the...Tags: Human Interest, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, California), Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz, California), Finn Sailing, Star Sailing
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The Harbor Report: It has been 'epic' times in Newport Harbor
The word "epic" best describes our harbor last weekend. The Balboa Yacht Club's "Club Championships" could not have gone any better. "On a night like this, it is completely apparent to me why we belong to a yacht club and why we enjoy it so much," BYC...Tags: Human Interest, Ceremonies
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Community Commentary: Let shipwright finish his work
By Gordon Glass About 10 or 12 years ago, the city of Los Angeles allowed a private foundation to use a city-owned parking lot on San Pedro's main waterfront street to build two, 90-foot wooden schooners. A chain-link fence provided public safety while...Tags: Arts and Culture, Human Interest, San Pedro, Newport Beach, Netherlands
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Murton Louis Munson
Murton Louis Munson
Murton L. (Murt) Munson passed away unexpectedly on March 20, 2011. He was born November 14, 1934 in Los Angeles, Ca. to Louis and Lilian Munson. Murt graduated from Inglewood H.S. in 1952.
In 1954 he entered the Naval Cadet...Tags: Human Interest, University of California, Los Angeles, Texas, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Forces
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Commission considers speed limit exception for harbor
NEWPORT BEACH — The city is creating a special permitting process to allow sail and crew racers to exceed the harbor's 5-knot speed limit. Five knots equals 5 nautical miles per hour, or an approximate speed of 5.75 mph. After years of...Tags: Road Transportation, Politics, Human Interest, Transportation, Travel
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One harbor, two top-notch sailing powerhouses
Editor's note: The writer of this piece is a parent of sailing team members. Finishing just a point behind the winner, the Newport Harbor High School Sailing Team placed 2nd in the Gold Fleet division in Pacific Coastal Interscholastic Sailing Assn.'s...Tags: California, Arizona, Hawaii, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, California), Texas
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