Newport Beach

We left Catalina and headed over to Newport Beach Harbor for a few days.  One of the things we love about Newport is watching the parade of boats from the anchorage.

In the early morning and early evening there are the rowers:

During the summer the kids practice sailing Sabots:

Later in the afternoon, bigger boats and bigger kids:

It gets very exciting when they use Poseidon as a race buoy.

Early evening brings out even bigger race boats:

Throw a cocktail cruise party boat into the mix and the race really gets exciting:

The party boat is John Wayne's old boat the Wild Goose. Every time John sees this boat he is sure The Duke would be flip-flopping in his grave if he saw what has become of his beautiful yacht.

This trip there was a very unusual boat anchored in the harbor:

It is a 160 foot catamaran that is the mother ship to a submarine they plan to dive to the deepest part of each of the Earth's five oceans.  You can read more about this wild venture at http://www.virginoceanic.com/.

There are times when the anchorage is packed with party boats:

But this trip, after all the races were over, the anchorage was very mellow:

And finally, a  cruise to Newport Beach would not be complete without a visit from the Beasley family:

I can't believe how much they have grown up since their first visits aboard Poseidon.
Here's Natalie in 1999:

And Sara's first visit in 2001:



We look forward to visiting Newport again later in the summer.