News Archives from 2009

May 14, 2009: "Daily Pilot"

The Harbor Column:Honor the week by wearing a life vest

A new exhibit is being unveiled at the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum. "Across the Seas: a History of Navigation" is an interesting title for the exhibit that will showcase the history of navigation on the high seas. Today, most boaters could not imagine cruising on the Pacific Ocean without the use of GPS chart plotters, autopilot, radar, and cell phone.

This interactive, self-guided tour will take you back in time to when sailors relied on the stars, the sun, wind and the currents to find their destinations. Kind of reminds me how I first learned how to navigate except I had NOAA charts to reference and plot a course with "DRs." Read the Full Story.

May 14, 2009: "Daily Pilot"

An exploration of history
Museum exhibit offers a historical perspective on nautical navigation techniques.

A new exhibit at the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum examines the history of navigation, from the primitive navigation techniques of the Vikings and Polynesians to global-positioning satellite technology.

"Navigation is one of those skills we use every day without ever thinking about it," said David Muller, executive director of the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum. "We wanted to do something that would examine navigation from a historical perspective." Read the Full Story.

Mayor Ed Selich's Vision for Newport Beach includes the NHNM

(Daily Pilot, February 16, 2009) Mayor Ed Selich glossed over the nation's current economic malaise during the annual State of the City address on Wednesday night, instead focusing on what he hopes Newport Beach will look like in the year 2025. Read the full story.

Welcoming Roy Disney to Newport Beach

It seems there ought to be more local folks welcoming film maker Roy Disney to Newport Beach. The nephew of Walt Disney, he has been a longtime senior executive of The Walt Disney Company. He's now officially moved to Newport where, over the years, he and his famous yacht Pyewacket, have been frequent visitors. Read Pat Michaels column in the Orange County Register. (February 2009)

UCSB Professor Emeritus to Discuss Enviro Reform

Brian Fagan, professor emeritus of anthropology at UC Santa Barbara, will give a talk on environmental reform at 7 tonight at the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum as part of the museum's Waterman Lecture Series.

Fagan wrote the book "The Great Warming: Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations." His lecture is titled "The Great Warming: Land, Oceans and the Story of the Silent Elephant in the Room." The talk will examine the current policies of the California Water Resources Department and environmental reform. Read the full story in the Daily Pilot. (January 22, 2009)

News Archives from 2008

December 2, 2008 - "Daily Pilot"

Photographer to Discuss Journey for Whale Images

The Newport Harbor Nautical Museum will begin its Waterman lecture series at 7 p.m. Thursday with a talk by marine photographer Bryant Austin.

Austin will travel for at least 14 months with an exhibit of his large photographs of whales to whaling nations, including Norway and Japan. Read the full story.