An angler fishing recently in Baja California Sur, Mexico, caught an 88-pound white seabass that could break a 67-year-old world record. Ricardo Reyes Martinez landed the giant seabass on April 30, but the International Game Fish Assn. announced the catch…
Pilgrim Auction
Ocean Institute appreciates how the local community has lifted us as we mourn the loss of the beloved Pilgrim on March 29th, 2020. The outpouring of emails, pictures, stories, and experiences truly highlighted the deep impact she made on so many…
CorYC opening Day
Some yacht clubs with opening days scheduled for early in the year were lucky to have their openings day celebration as normal. Most other clubs had their opening days postponed or cancelled due to the pandemic. Some clubs thought outside…
June Board Meetng
Even as the state opens up we still need to be cautious about gathering in large groups and be cognoscente about social distancing. As a result the scheduled June Board meeting at Long Beach Yacht Club has been cancelled and…
American Legion Serves the Community
The American Legion Post 291 in Newport Beach is open for foodservice providing drive-thru low cost meals to our Post family members, their families, friends and the community during the Covid-19 crisis. The mission is to provide delicious meals at the…
World sailing Issues Guidelines
In response to the current coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, World Sailing has issued Guidance has been to support all sailing event organizers and athletes. The purpose is to help organizers to follow advice provided by United Nations agencies including the World Health…
Seal Beach YC postpones opening day
Seal Beach Yacht Club has moved their opening day to June 20th. See other changes to the opening day schedule here
New Dockwalker Training Added
Due to your requests and the success of our virtual Dockwalker Trainings, we will be offering more virtual Dockwalker trainings using the Zoom video conferencing system. This is a great alternative to an in-person training and in the best interest…
Legendary Red Hats for Sale – an N2E first!!
What’s more legendary than N2E? The race’s legendary red hats! For the first time ever our highly coveted, signature hats are available for sale. While supplies last, these 2020 collector’s items that commemorate the race that was only run in…
SCYA Radio Communications Committee April Report
The public’s growing interest in amateur radio for emergency communications is a legacy of 9/11, when Americans saw their cellular telephone networks become overwhelmed by excess traffic and system outages. When regular phone service fails, amateur radio operators fill the…