International Boat Show Returns to Lido Marina Village April 18-21
By Newport Indy Staff – April 12, 2024
Source: Newport Beach Independent – https://www.newportbeachindy.com/international-boat-show-returns-to-lido-marina-village-april-18-21/
The Newport Beach International Boat Show will take place April 18 through 21 at Lido Marina Village, 3434 Via Oporto, with both on-water and on-land exhibitions, activations and entertainment.
Newport Beach International Boat Show – NB Indy file photo.
The reimagined show will transform Lido Marina into a beautiful European coastal experience for everyone to enjoy.
The show includes more than 200 vessels to see and tour, and more than 40 builders and brokerages.
More than 5,000 visitors are expected every day of the boat show.
Boat Show hours are Thurs. April 18 invite only pre-show; Friday April 19 and Saturday, April 20 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday, April 21 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Show admission varies. General admission is $25 – $40 per day, with free entry for those 12 and under. VIP tickets are $195 per day and include post-event parties.
Military and first responder discounts are available with valid ID/credentials on-site.
Free parking is available at the Hoag Hospital parking lot, 540 Superior Ave. A complimentary shuttle service runs to and from the boat show from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Source: Newport Beach Independent – https://www.newportbeachindy.com/international-boat-show-returns-to-lido-marina-village-april-18-21/
It’s hard to believe that Thursday, July 6 will mark nine years since the passing of Newport Beach Lifeguard Ben Carlson. He was special to so many people, as his unexpected and untimely death would prove.
On that Sunday, in 2014, shortly after 5 p.m., a Newport Beach rescue boat identified a swimmer in distress off 16th Street. The surf at the time was six-to-eight feet.
Ben, as everyone knew, entered the water to make that rescue and swam to the man, making contact, before they were both hit by an unexpected large wave. The swimmer Ben was attempting to rescue was successfully pulled from the water, but Ben was not.
Newport Beach scored high marks during the summer season in the 33rd Annual Heal the Bay Beach Report Card, released Wednesday, June 14.
Of the 36 Newport Beach bay and ocean testing sites listed in the report, 32 earned an A or A+ during the summer season, when the beaches are most frequented. Four sites earned a B grade. Heal the Bay’s annual report measures bacterial pollution for more than 700 West Coast beaches, from Washington to Baja, ranking them and grading their water quality from A to F.
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) has halted the dredging of Lower Newport Bay and construction authorization for the City of Newport Beach’s (the city’s) Confined Aquatic Disposal (CAD) facility. The Corps put things on hold after Orange County Coastkeeper (Coastkeeper) filed a lawsuit challenging their failure to fully analyze actions possibly violating the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Endangered Species Act (ESA).
So, is that a good thing or a bad thing?
On May 23, the City Council approved a pilot program to change the harbor mooring fields configuration and approved changes to the Harbor Code to accommodate the proposed pilot program and the long-term plan for all the moorings in the harbor.
Speak Up Newport is hosting a meeting on Wednesday, June 14 to discuss the mooring plan with guest speaker Bill Kenney, the former Harbor Commission Chair. He will describe the Harbor Commission’s Open Water Initiative and the reasons for the changes to the mooring fields.
The valves, which were built in the 1970s to replace a system from the early 1900s, are necessary to prevent flooding in low-lying areas. They are manually operated, and need to be closed during high tides to prevent seawater from flooding the streets. Once the tide recedes, crews reopen the valves — nearly 90 in total — to allow water to flow from streets to the bay.
City Council this week unanimously approved a pilot project, called the open water initiative, related to mooring field design.
Councilmembers voted 7-0 on Tuesday (May 23) in support of the ordinance that would amend Title 17 (the city’s harbor code) related to mooring standards and permits. The approved action, stemming from Harbor Commission recommendations, will reconfigure mooring field C, which sits between Bay Island and the Balboa Peninsula ferry station.
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