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The Harbor Report: Grab a front seat for Baldwin Cup
Starting today and through this weekend is the Newport Harbor Yacht Club's sixth annual Baldwin Cup Team Race sailed in Harbor 20s. This event was conceived by NHYC Staff Commodore Bill Palmer and has quickly turned into one of our harbor's most...
Tags: Auto Racing, Sailing
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Harbor Report: A tradition by the water
Last week, while on the dock at the Balboa Yacht Club, I ran into my good friend Mel Redmond. He was boarding the club's electric boat with four other club members for their weekly pilgrimage to the Newport Harbor Yacht Club's yachtsmen's luncheon. Every...Tags: Sailing
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Family gets feet wet in worldly adventure
A catamaran floated through the air Thursday. A crane lifted the 35,000-pound vessel over the side of Lido Park Drive and placed it into Newport Bay between Lido Isle and the peninsula, launching it for the first time. Courage and Shannon Winter,...
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Sailing southward aboard the Alaska Eagle
A few days from now, I, along with a group who doesn't mind a little adversity, will be sailing aboard the Alaska Eagle off Cape Horn.
We'll venture out from the protection of the Wollaston Islands, and just a few miles later, skirt past the infamous...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Cross Country Skiing, Atlantic Ocean, Intel Corp., Facebook
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The Harbor Report: Bringing sailing to the forefront
I was granted an interview this week with Craig Thompson, chief executive of the America's Cup Event Authority (ACEA), which is overseeing the 34th America's Cup, to be sailed in San Francisco Bay in August 2013. Thompson, a Newport Beach resident, was...Tags: Ted Turner, Football, 2016 Olympic Games, Track and Field, Media Industry
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Locals weigh in on dangers of pirate-filled seas
Newport Beach sailors could only imagine the horror. The four Americans allegedly shot dead by pirates off the coast of Oman on Tuesday morning were like any other "yachties" — couples, friends and families who sail the world's oceans in search...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Defense, Crimes, Lifestyle and Leisure, Manhattan (New York City)
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Alaska Eagle hits fog and a bar
ABOARD THE ALASKA EAGLE, off South Georgia Island — With 30 knots of wind behind us, Alaska Eagle was flying along at 11 knots. Suddenly we found ourselves in fog with 200 feet of visibility.
"Up for ice!" Peter called from the mast.
As we quickly...Tags: Whale (animal), Climbing, Facebook, Glaciers, Landforms
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Lobdell: Chase those dreams
Halfway into his sailing trip around the world, Newport Beach's Mike Lawler nervously scanned the horizon for pirates.
Two days earlier, U.S. Navy SEAL snipers had killed three Somali pirates during a successful high seas rescue of an American captain...Tags: Los Angeles Times, Real Estate, Panama, Travel, Crime, Law and Justice
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New race sails around local islands
Competitive racing in Newport Beach will welcome its latest addition Friday when the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club launches its Around the Islands race, a competition that begins and ends in Newport Harbor. Organizers hope the race, a 125-mile clockwise...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Dining and Drinking, Sailing, Sports
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Florida Travel Tips & Deals
Special CorrespondentCheck this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: Partnership for cruise line The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers), founded nearly 200 years ago to advance geographical science, is to...Tags: Oysters, Elizabeth II, Daytona International Speedway, Personal Service, Florida Mall
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Richard Zipperly: Consultant helped build airport, other public facilities
In the course of his life, Richard Wayne "Zip" Zipperly put his mark on Orlando International Airport, became a trusted adviser to local politicians and sailed around the world. He wasn't one to let his health get in the way of his many passions. A...
Tags: Orlando, Sailing, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando International Airport, Heart Problems
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High seas drama emerges in piracy-murder trial
NORFOLK, Va. — As heavily armed pirates held an American sailboat off the coast of Somalia in February 2011, Navy SEALs on the bridge of the guided missile destroyer Sterett heard one of the hijackers on the radio threatening the lives of his four...
Tags: Punishment, Foods and Beverages, Trials, Prosecution, Salads
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