The 36th annual Long Beach Marathon and all of its weekend activities have been cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Some kids learn to walk early. Some crawl longer. And then there is Dakota Johnson who started doing flips soon after she learned to walk. By the time she was 4 years old, she was on a gymnastics team and at age 6 she was a full-fledged competitor. Read more
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As summer wraps up and students are heading back to school virtual or otherwise, the classic question “What did you do for your summer vacation?" may have limited answers in our stay-at-home world. It turns out Long Beach’s on the water community didn’t sit at home on the couch binge watchin… Read more
There are two bridges that span across the water on two sections of Second Street in Naples and Belmont Shore. Most folks refer to them as the Naples Bridge or the Second Street Bridge. Read more
Happy Birthday, Long Beach Marina Boat Owners Association. Read more
Multihull enthusiast Jerry Fiat was in Long Beach in April 2019 preparing for the Newport to Ensenada (N2E) race on an AC45, a former Oracle training boat. Young sabot sailors, professional racers and local sailing legends were all blown away with the foiling capabilities they witnessed whil… Read more
The 36th annual Long Beach Marathon and all of its weekend activities have been cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
The Navy Yacht Club of Long Beach (NYCLB) clubhouse has been located in Alamitos Bay Marina’s Basin One since 2004. It is a prime spot on the point, overlooking the turning basin, directly adjacent to the fuel dock. Club members claim to have the best sunset views in all of Long Beach. Read more
The sight of her felt so wrong it hurt. High and dry, a boat with Long Beach history was ditched by the side of the road. There she was, unceremoniously dragged onto dry land. Read more
The news high school sports teams and fans had been waiting for became reality on Monday, though nobody was really surprised, except for start dates that might begin as early as December. Read more
Long Beach State men’s basketball coach Dan Monson on Thursday afternoon confirmed his 18-year-old daughter Mollie has been infected with the coronavirus. Read more
There is something incredibility romantic about an old school riverboat — the frilly woodwork, the gentle rhythm of the paddlewheels, and the Dixieland jazz music playing. Thanks to Long Beach’s protected harbor, we are one of the few non-river locations where the round bottom vessels can sa… Read more
This week Mary Beth Ives shared a Cal 20 report that her son Jeff had prepared. Read more
Grunion Season Read more
Seal Beach Yacht Club celebrated both opening day and the club’s 60th anniversary last Saturday. To keep the numbers in check, it was a members' only event. They were very creative in hosting an event in the current environment, with some of the fare provided by a food truck. Read more
Long Beach Yacht Club announced last week the cancelation of the 2020 Congressional Cup regatta, which had been planned for April 2020 and postponed to mid-October. Read more
With her usual practice sites closed down, two-time Olympic medalist April Ross managed to build her own beach volleyball court with supplies she picked up at Home Depot. Read more
This week’s boat memory comes from Naples resident and trademark/patent attorney Vern Schooley and his Columbia 34 Adversary that he co-owned with maritime attorney Tom Vyse. Read more
As we wrap up stay at home orders and early curfews, I’m taking the opportunity to reminisce. Growing up, my parents kept getting a smaller house and a bigger boat until when I was in third grade, they sold our cozy Naples house and we became full time “live-aboards” on gangway 5, in front o… Read more
If you have walked along Corso Di Napoli in Naples or been on the water in Alamitos Bay, you likely are familiar with the boat Sea Flute. Read more
Seal Beach's Junior Lifeguard program was canceled last week due to concerns of spreading the coronavirus. Read more
It was only natural that an engineering firm focused on the waterfront included a boat in the corporate fleet for touring company projects from the best vantage point possible — on the water. Read more
Two decades ago, when Dave Sparks purchased his home on Rivo Alto Canal in Naples, the sellers sweetened the deal with something magical. Read more
When Eric Gustafson, the co-owner of Flying Cloud Yacht sales, started working with a client a couple of years ago in the market for a power boat with creature comforts, he sensed his buyer was something more than a wannabe stink potter looking for a floating Barcalounger. Read more
Greg Kight described his ideal boat to his dearest childhood friend, mariner Bob Blair, as “something classic, with clean lines, vintage with character.” Read more
I’m a dockwalker. Read more
Last summer, while walking in Ala Wai Harbor visiting TransPac finishers, I came upon a boat with some Long Beach history. With everyone safer at home these days, it is an ideal opportunity to provide the current status on vessels like this one. Read more
Back in the 1960s, while anchored on our family boat in Catalina’s Cherry Cove, my brother John would wish he was at the nearby Camp Cherry Valley Scout Camp. It is located two coves north of Two Harbors, and when he was camping there with his Boy Scout troop, he wished he was in a boat anch… Read more
The Pilgrim, a full-sized replica of the merchantman brig immortalized by Richard Henry Dana, Jr. in his American seafaring classic novel "Two Years Before the Mast," keeled on March 29 and is incapacitated beyond repair. Read more
When the Fred Hall Show was in town last month, I went to crawl on boats, wiggle lures, cast rods and try everything out. It was an outdoorsman version of tire kicking — back in the good old days before social distancing. Read more
What local yacht clubs are doing in response to Corona Virus directives: Read more
Good things come to those who wait. This summer and fall are going to be chockfull of so many great events. Sure, we keep hearing about all the regattas and other events that are kiboshed — but it just means the months ahead will be action-packed. Read more
It was a busy weekend: Harbor Cup was raced at Los Angeles YC with Cal Maritime’s Keelhaulers taking top honors, with Long Beach’s Ryan Schack on mast and Hailey Thompson on pit. Read more
Now in its 85th year, the Manning Regatta was hosted by Alamitos Bay Yacht Club last weekend. Read more
Vessel decommissioning Read more
Last Friday, Feb. 14, corks were popping at Alamitos Bay YC — and club members were celebrating more than the romance of Valentine's Day. Homegrown Long Beach sailor Riley Gibbs and his teammate Anna Weis had qualified for the Games of the XXXII Olympiad. Read more
Making his Congressional Cup skipper debut is Jordan Stevenson (NZL) when Long Beach YC hosts the 56th regatta April 28 to May 3. Read more
Each year, the Grunion Gazette’s “On the Water” columnist Jo Murray goes “On the Green” for the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Read more
“I wanted to put Cabrillo Boat Yard back on the map,” said Chris Messano, who recently purchased the historic full service boat yard in Long Beach and will be re-opening it this month. Read more
Friday, April 24, marks the start of the yearly 125-nautical mile Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race (N2E), where competitors make the choice to head off-shore for stronger winds or to sail the rhumb line towards the finish. The right choice can make the difference come trophy time. Read more
Alamitos Bay Yacht Club hosted the Sabot Junior Invitational last weekend. The regatta takes place in conjunction with the Southern California Yachting Association Racing Association (SCYYRA) North Series. There were 64 boats completing in five fleets, with seven competitors registered from … Read more
The 11th Annual Aquatic Capital of America (ACOA) Awards Banquet will be from from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, at the Keesal, Young & Logan law offices, 400 Oceangate #1400. Awards will be presented in seven categories. Read more
Put your big boy foulies on. 2020 is almost here, the calendar is filled with opportunities to hone your skills, show off your talents or just have fun on the water. Read more
Kudos to all who participated in the successful Naples Island Holiday Boat Parade last Saturday. Thanks to the efforts of the Naples Improvement Association and parade chairman John Shuman, the workaround plans to continue the parade in spite of sea wall construction left locals thankful. Sh… Read more
The ginormous 1055-foot Carnival Panorama now calls Long Beach home. Read more
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