* WHAT’S AFLOAT is published periodically. If...

* WHAT’S AFLOAT is published periodically. If you are planning a

nautical event, submit the information to the Daily Pilot, 330 W. Bay

St., Costa Mesa, CA 92627; by fax to (949) 646-4170; or by e-mail to

[email protected].

SAILING CLASSES

Orange Coast College is offering a six-week advanced marine

weather class. The class is not for transfer credit. It will meet

from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday evenings, Oct. 16 through Nov. 20. Students

will be taught forecasting techniques and the use of upper level

charts. Information: (949) 645-9412.

Sailing Fascination offers classes in boating safety and sailing

year-round for persons with disabilities. Free. (949) 640-1678.

Orange County employers can bring their employees out to Newport

Beach on weekdays to enjoy a day of sailing courtesy of Orange Coast

College. The School of Sailing and Seamanship now offers a chance for

groups to work with the on-board instructor on different sailing

techniques while they get advice on how to perform well in business.

No sailing experience necessary. One-day classes cost from $100 to

$125. (949) 645-9412.

Basic Cruising II classes for sailors seeking a Basic Cruising

Certification will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on three Saturdays,

Oct. 4, 11 and 18. The class, which does not offer transfer credits,

will be held at the Orange Coast College Sailing Center, at 1801 W.

Pacific Coast Highway. Registration is $215. Information: (949)

645-9412.

Solid boat handling skills will be taught in a two-week

intermediate course at the Orange Coast Sailing Center, 1801 W.

Pacific Coast Highway. The course, which is not for transfer credit,

concentrates on spinnaker trim and crew work. The class meets from

1:45 to 6 p.m. Oct. 4 and 11. Registration is $85. Information: (949)

645-9412.

An intermediate coastal navigation course on interpretation of

tide and current charts, calculating set and drift, establishing a

running fix, and taking bearings and ranges will begin Oct. 14. The

four-week course meets from 7 to 10 p.m. Tuesdays at the OCC Sailing

Center, at 1801 W. Pacific Coast Highway. Registration is $65.

Information: (949) 645-9412.

Bigger is better on the ocean. Go from small boats to keel boats

27 to 30 feet long in the transition course offered by OCC’s Sailing

Center. Introduction to Shields is a five-week course that is not for

transfer credit. The class meets from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Saturdays beginning Oct. 11. The second session meets on Sundays

beginning Oct. 12. The sailing center is at 1801 W. Pacific Coast

Highway. Registration is $120. Information: (949) 645-9412.

A four-week intermediate Lido class will be held from 1 to 5 p.m.

beginning Sept. 19 at OCC’s Sailing Center, at 1801 W. Pacific Coast

Highway in Newport Beach. Registration is $115. Information: (949)

645-9412.

Orange Coast College is offering two noncredit intermediate Lidos

sailing classes during October and November. The first class meets

from 1:45 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday afternoons in October. The second

class meets Sundays at the same time in November. Both classes meet

at the OCC Sailing Center, at 1801 W. Pacific Coast Highway in

Newport Beach. Registration is $115. Information: (949) 645-9412

Orange Coast College is offering a three-week course on the

different ways that a sailor can communicate to shore using various

technologies beginning Oct. 2. The class will be held from 7 to 9

p.m. Thursdays. Registration fee is $79. Information: (949) 645-9412.