From Silver Screen to Shoreline: Newport’s Wooden Boat Fest Is Here!

Step Into Nautical Nostalgia (and a Bit of Old Hollywood Glitz)Yesterday, Monday, April 21st at the “Best of Laguna Beach” radio show, I had an especially fun discussion with Balboa Yacht Club’s Steve Paljieg, who’s Co-Chair for the club’s upcoming, always-amazing Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival on June 13th & 14th.Balboa Yacht Club annually hosts this event and it is always open to the public. This year, it’s a Hollywood theme – Stories of the Sea: Wooden Boats in Film & Fiction – with classic wooden boats arriving from all points of the country that have been owned by Hollywood celebrities or have starred in movies, books and more. This “fest” is taking on mammoth proportions and it’s time you scheduled some out-of-Laguna time for this fun.Before I get into all the details of our talk (below) here are the facts you need:All online tickets and live and silent auctions: https://NewportBeachWoodenBoatFestival.com👉 Where: Balboa Yacht Club, 1801 Bayside Drive, Newport Beach👉 Date: Friday & Saturday, June 13th & 14th👉 Free Parking: Park at Newport Beach Country Club for free shuttles to and from the event.👉 Lodging: The Hyatt Regency Newport Beach is offering special Festival rates with Balboa Yacht Club shuttles taking you to and from the festival. Check out their lodging page at the Wooden Boat Festival website to make reservations.Friday & Saturday in detail:💎 Friday Night, June 13th - The Friday Night Premier with limited tickets available at just $95/person. As Steve describes it, this is a “Hollywood-Glam-Meets-Maritime-History Opening Night Event” with red carpet walk, plenty of champagne, high-end food stations, 3 wineries featuring their vintages wines, live music and dancing, live auctions and - most importantly - special previews of the visiting boats with plenty of time to chat with their captains. (Just 300 tickets available and they’re already selling fast.)⛵ Saturday Festival, June 14th 10 am-6 pm - just $15/person (kids under 12 are free). This is a full day pass to multiple sea and land events for kids and adults, alike. Buy tickets online (a better bet) or at the door.Classic Boats. Hollywood Legends. One Dazzling Evening & Day in Newport …$95/person for the Friday night “Hollywood” premiere evening.$15/person for an all-day Saturday pass (kids under 12 are free.)Count me in! Let me know you’ll be there, too!https://NewportBeachWoodenBoatFestival.com