Lifestyles of the rich and famous
09 November 2010 | Newport Beach, CA
Donna & Scott / Sunny with some rain
Sounds awesome, doesn't it? Especially when our goal is to not spend any money at all. Well, thanks to the Newport Harbor Yacht Club, and now the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club, we are doing just that. This is a beautiful area, very upscale and the yacht clubs are very ritzy although all the employees have been very welcoming, even giving us a few extra free days here and there. This harbor has lots of memories for us. Back in '88, when Nathan was just three, we took the ferry to Balboa and let him ride the Carousel that is still there. We had met some boaters up in Canada and they offered us to stay on their private pier in front of their wonderful house which was a first for us.
Then years later in '96, Scott and Nathan motored into the bay with no mast on our J-36. We lost the mast sailing up the Mexican coast being chased by hurricane Alma 1700 miles earlier.
Dave, the manager at Minneys Yacht Surplus was more than just helpful. He found us moorage for 10 days at different spots and assisted Scott in getting all the gear together so Scott could build a new jerry-rig mast. It was great to go back to Minneys and retell them the story.
This time we are riding our bikes, enjoying the sights, getting boat projects done, going to church, making new friends, and enjoying great weather. We will be leaving in three days for San Diego, a 65 mile trip and we could stop at Dana Point, or Oceanside if we need to break it up.