* WHAT’S AFLOAT is published periodically. If...

* WHAT’S AFLOAT is published periodically. If you are planning a

nautical event, submit the information to the Daily Pilot, 330 W. Bay

St., Costa Mesa, CA 92627; by fax to (949) 646-4170; or by e-mail to

[email protected].

SAILING CLASSES

A three-part seminar on Marine Electrical Systems will be held

from 7 to 10 p.m. on Thursday at the Orange Coast School of Sailing

and Seamanship, 1801 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. Information:

(949) 645-94125.

A basic sailing and seamanship course will be held from 9 a.m. to

4 p.m. Saturdays through Dec. 11 at the Orange Coast College School

of Sailing and Seamanship, 1801 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach.

Information: (949) 645-9412.

Two intermediate Lidos sailing classes will be offered by the

Orange Coast College School of Sailing and Seamanship. Students

should be graduates of a beginners sailing class. The first set of

classes will meet from 1:45 to 5:30 p.m. on Saturdays through Dec.

11. The second set of courses will meet at the same hours Sundays

through Dec. 12. Classes will meet at 1801 W. Coast Highway, Newport

Beach. Information: (949) 645-9412.

The “Introduction to Shields” sailing class will teach a

transition from small boats to keel boats. The class will meet from

9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 12 at the Orange Coast

College School of Sailing and Seamanship, 1801 W. Coast Highway,

Newport Beach. Information: (949) 645-9412.

A new sailing class taught aboard a 30-foot Shields sloop will

meet from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturdays from Dec. 4 to Dec. 18 at

the Orange Coast College School of Sailing and Seamanship, 1801 W.

Coast Highway, Newport Beach. Registration will cost $329.

Information: (949) 645-9412.

A basic cruising class for students seeking Basic Cruising

Certification will meet from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays from Dec. 5 to

Dec. 19 at the Orange Coast College School of Sailing and Seamanship,

1801 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. Registration will cost $229.

Information: (949) 640-1678.

A keelboat class for beginning sailors will be held for students

who have passed an intermediate level shields class. The class will

meet from 1:45 to 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 12 and Dec. 19 at the Orange Coast College School of Sailing and Seamanship, 1801 W. Coast

Highway, Newport Beach. Registration will cost $175. Information:

(949) 640-1678.

A Marine Radio Operator’s Permit class will meet from 1 to 5:30

p.m. and will be followed by a one-hour permit exam at 5:45 p.m. on

Dec. 16. The class will be at the Orange Coast College School of

Sailing and Seamanship, 1801 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach.

Registration will cost $75; the test will cost $50. Information:

(949) 645-9412.

Sailing Fascination offers classes in boating safety and sailing

year-round for persons with disabilities. Classes are Tuesdays and

Saturdays at the Balboa Yacht Basin, slip B1, 829 Harbor Island

Drive, Newport Beach. Information: (949) 640-1678.

The 1812 American Privateer Schooner Lynx is offering educational

programs for fifth-and eighth-grade students based on state

standards. The Lynx operates from the Scout sea base, at 1931 W.

Coast Highway, Newport Beach. Information: (949) 723-7814,

https://www.defenseoffreedom. org.

BOAT RENTALS

With Marina WaterSports at the Balboa Fun Zone, you can enjoy

nautical experiences from mild to wild. Take a self-guided tour of

the bay in your choice of power and sail watercraft, jump the ocean

swells in a Sea-Doo jetboat, put your sportfishing skills to the test

in a fully-equipped Boston Whaler, or soar above it all on a parasail

flight along the Newport coast. Complimentary ice and beverages are

included with all electric-boat rentals.