Please join us in the Museum's East Wing Gallery for a wine and cheese reception and a lecture by each of these inspiring Nautical Notables. Reservations are necessary to attend lectures. Please call 949-673-7863; space is limited.

Cost

$5 NHNM members, $10 non-members (except where noted).

Time & Location

All lectures are at Thursdays at 7 pm in the East Wing Gallery. Complimentary wine & cheese will be served.

Fall 2007 Lecture Series

The Newport Harbor Nautical Museum's Hale Field Memorial Lecture Series presents...

CANCELLED - we regret that the following lecture has been cancelled:
Hooked on Baja : Where and How to Fish Mexico's Legendary Waters

Speaker: Tom Catch & Scott Kennedy

Thursday, October 25h

A new book of sportfishing the Baja - lecture and book signing.

Transpac 2007

Speaker: Rob Vandervoort and Mike Nash

Thursday, November 8th

Entertaining stories of Transpac 2007 by two participants and Commodore of the Transpac Yacht Club.

Humpback Wales: A High Definition Perspective

Speaker: Jason Sturgis

Thursday, November 15th

Captivating video of close-up underwater encounters with whales in Hawaii and Alaska

Classes & Tours

Also check out the adult classes being offered at the museum.

Recent Lectures

October 4, 2007 - "Cape Horn" with Dave Grant
June 14, 2007 - "Transpac 2007: The Inside Look at this Summer's Great Race to Hawaii" by Brad Avery
May 17, 2007 - "The History of Big Game Fishing" by Mike Rivkin
April 26, 2007 - "Extreme Waves" by Dr. Craig B. Smith
April 12, 2007 - "Cape Horn" by Dave Grant
November 9, 2006 -- "Magellan: the Vision, the Audacity,
and the Tragedy of the First Voyage Around the World" by Dave Grant
November 5, 2006-- "Extreme Waves" by Dr. Craig B. Smith
October 19, 2006 - "Recent Changes in Yacht Design" by Alan Andrews
April 6, 2006 - "Yacht Design 2006" by Alan Andrews
March 30, 2006 - "Transpac 2005" by Doug Gardner
March 23, 2006 - “Aurora and the Shackleton Expedition: The Stirring Story of Life and Death on the Far Side of Antarctica” by Dave Grant
February 7, 2006 - “Aurora and the Shackleton Expedition: The Stirring Story of Life and Death on the Far Side of Antarctica” by Dave Grant
January 31, 2006 - “The Remarkable Tale of Ernest Shackleton
and the Transantarctic Expedition 1914-1917” by Dave Grant
October 5 & November 2, 2005 - "Antarctica: Adventure, Adversity and Adaptation" by Nancy Caruso
October 6, 2005 - “Echoes in the Ice” Artist’s Lecture by Rik Van Glintenkamp