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• Dive and Snorkel Team Meeting

  • When
    Wednesday, August 27, 2025
  •  
    6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    AL Post 291 Main Hall

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  Ahoy Dive crew!
  We’re thrilled to announce our next speaker—a true beacon of passion, purpose, and adventure. Get ready for an unforgettable evening filled with stories that stir the soul and spark the spirit. Whether you're a seasoned diver or simply love the rhythm of the waves, this one’s for you!

  
  

  Come and hear our fellow member, Tim Devine, who will make a presentation on Lobster Hunting in preparation of the 2025 California Lobster season, which opens on September 26th at 6:00 PM.

  Our friends at Signature Scuba in conjunction with the Cee Ray Dive Boat are hosting a lobster hunting trip. It is almost full.

  Only 5 spots remain!

  Follow the link below for more information:

  https://www.signaturescubadiving.com/charters/lobster-opener-weekend-boat-dives-sep-26-28-2025

  
  

  Please make a reservation for yourself and your guest on the ALYC calendar.  Bring a Veteran, a friend, or a family member but be sure to be there to enjoy the excitement.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Happy Labor Day!

  • When
    Monday, September 01, 2025

  We hope everyone has a wonderful and safe

  Labor Day weekend!

  
  

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• Coastal Clean-Up 2025 at the American Legion Yacht Club

  • When
    Saturday, September 20, 2025
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    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    ALYC "HUT" 215 15th Street, Newport Beach, CA 92663

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  Check in required between 9AM and 10AM 
  

  ALL AGES WELCOME

  
  

  California Coastal Cleanup Day!  

  9:00 AM – 12:00 PM.  Site Captain is Gary Symons.  

  
  

  We will be meeting in front of American Legion Yacht Club (ALYC) Hut in the parking lot of the American Legion Post 291 located at the West end of the parking lot.

  
  

  The American Legion Post 291 parking lot is for MEMBERS ONLY.  All others will need to find offsite parking. 

  The maximum number of participants is 40 volunteers.

  
  

  All volunteers participating in this event will need to sign event waivers from both the California Coastal Commission and the American Legion Yacht Club.

  
  

  The ALYC will be awarding prize(s) for the volunteer collecting the most pounds, largest piece of waste, and the most usual piece of waste.

  
  

  This is a day where we come together as a community on an international scale to clean our beaches, parks, and waterways. 

  
  

  You can clean as little or as much as your time permits. Peninsula locations assignment will be made at check in. Please bring your own sunscreen, refillable water bottles and reusable buckets. Trash bags will be available.
  

  Help us make this year the best Coastal Cleanup Day to date and RSVP today! 

  
  

  Please Note: IT DOES NOT COST ANYTHING TO REGISTER AND YOU DO NOT NEED TO BRING TICKETS ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT - BUT PLEASE CHECK IN AT THE AMERICAN LEGION BACK PARKING LOT UPON ARRIVAL - LOOK FOR THE AMERICAN LEGION YACHT CLUB POP UP. 

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• Youth Sailing - Early Fall Sunday Sessions

  • Start
    Sunday, September 21, 2025
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  • End
    Sunday, October 19, 2025
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  • Schedule
    5 sessions
  • Location
    Beach Front of American Legion 215 15th St. Newport Beach, CA
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  Friends, Family, Neighbors encouraged to attend!

  Students must pass a swim test which consists of treading water for 5 minutes, donning a life jacket in the water, and swimming on their back while wearing a life jacket. They must also demonstrate an at ease demeanor in the water. Personal Life Preservers will be provided.

  Click HERE to download waiver.

  Please read, complete, sign, date, and bring with student on first day of class.

  One waiver per student.

  
  

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• Dive and Snorkel Team Meeting

  • When
    Wednesday, September 24, 2025
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    6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    AL Post 291 Main Hall

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  Please make a reservation for yourself and your guest on the ALYC calendar.  Bring a Veteran, a friend, or a family member but be sure to be there to enjoy the excitement.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• SVI - Sailboat and Skipper Registration

  • When
    Saturday, October 11, 2025
  •  
    7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    American Legion Yacht Club
  • Spaces left
    34

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  The Bonnie Lou Gibson Memorial

  Sail for the Blind and Visually Impaired

  
  

  We need Skippers, Sailboats and Crew members for this event. If you can spare some of your time to donate your sailboat, skipper or crew a vessel we could really use your help!  

  History

  The annual Bonnie Lou Gibson Memorial Sail for the Blind and the Visually Impaired (SVI) has grown to become one of the most important and well attended philanthropic events in Newport Harbor.   Each year many blind or visually impaired guests and their escorts spend a day sailing with volunteers from the American Legion Yacht Club and other area yacht clubs.  There are over 150 volunteers acting as sailing skippers, crew, escorts to and from the docks, meal servers, check-in personnel, marina control, parking assignment, and other positions.

  
  

  SVI had humble beginnings, starting in 1990, when Bonnie Gibson and Bobbie Reed of the Women's Sailing Association - Orange County (WSA-OC) took 15 blind people sailing on a 40-foot sailboat.  A year later, in 1991, American Legion Yacht Club (ALYC) Commodore J.T. Tarwater established ALYC and Post 291 as the host for SVI.  Commodore Tarwater’s legacy continues today as the ALYC not only continues to host, but also manages the organization and leadership of SVI.

  
  ALYC is proud of our legacy as the host of SVI and delighted to lead this event.   As always, SVI is one of the highlights on our annual calendar.

  
  

  
  

  Review the following waiver before you begin the registration process. 

  • Boat Skipper and Crew - 

    Owner / Skipper/ Crew Liability Waiver

    As a participant in the American Legion Post 291 (Post 291) and American Legion Yacht Club (ALYC) Sail for the Visually Impaired event, I hereby assume in full, all risks incident to such event and agree to hold harmless Post 291, ALYC, the City of Newport Beach, County of Orange, Harbors, Beaches and Parks Department. I am responsible for any legal actions or claims for damages relating to my participation in the event and certify that the vessel named herein is insured for public liability and property damage under an insurance policy that is in force on the date of the event. I agree to comply with all pertinent government regulations related to my participation in this event.

  
  

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• Sail for the Blind and Visually Impaired (SVI Participant Registration)

  • When
    Saturday, October 11, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    ALYC 215 15th Street, Newport Beach, CA 92663
  • Spaces left
    88
  • Registered
    12 registrants

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  Bonnie Lou Gibson Memorial Sailing for the Blind and Visually Impaired (SVi)

  

  Please read all of the following information BEFORE registering for this event.

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  The Sail for the Visually Impaired will be on

  Saturday, October 11, 2025. 

  
  

  Please review the following questions on the registration form before you begin the registration process.

  • Every blind or visually impaired participant and every guide must register individually.

  • Personal requests or special needs will be accommodated to the greatest extent possible.

  • Service dogs are not allowed.  We do not have the means to care for them while you are sailing.

  • All guests must be ambulatory and must be able to walk to the dock, climb three steps, and enter a boat.

  • For your safety and the safety of our volunteers, guests who are in wheelchairs or use walkers are welcome to stay on the American Legion premise but will not be allowed to board the vessels/sailboats.

  • Guides - Please be advised that blind and visually impaired guests take priority in boat occupancy over guides, and you may be asked to give up your seat for a blind or visually impaired guest. 

  • Staggering check-in time is to eliminate overcrowding. For everyone's safety, you will be contacted via email with your check in time prior to the event. Event starts at 10am and will have plenty of food and sailing opportunities.

  History

  The annual Sail for the Blind and Visually Impaired (SVI) has grown to become one of the most important and well attended philanthropic events in Newport Harbor.   Each year many blind or visually impaired guests and their escorts spend a day sailing with volunteers from the American Legion Yacht Club and other area yacht clubs.  There are over 150 volunteers acting as sailing skippers, crew, escorts to and from the docks, meal servers, check-in personnel, marina control, parking assignment, and other positions.

  SVI had humble beginnings, starting in 1990, when Bonnie Gibson and Bobbie Reed of the Women's Sailing Association - Orange County (WSA-OC) took 15 blind people sailing on a 40-foot sailboat.  A year later, in 1991, American Legion Yacht Club (ALYC) Commodore J.T. Tarwater established ALYC and Post 291 as the host for SVI.  Commodore Tarwater’s legacy continues today as the ALYC not only continues to host but also manages the organization and leadership of SVI.

  
  ALYC is proud of our legacy as the host of SVI and delighted to lead this event.   

  As always, SVI is one of the highlights on our annual calendar.

  
  

  Waiver of Liability

  SVI Participant

  In order to be granted boarding privileges to a boat participating in this Sail for the Visually Impaired event, I agree to comply with all the rules and instructions governing this event. I hereby release the American Legion Post 291 and the ALYC, their officers, agents, or committee personnel, and the skipper and owner of vessel, from any and all liability for injury to myself or yacht to the extent that such release does not discharge the insurance carrier under the provisions of the insurance policy on the yacht participating in this event. I assume any risk of injury arising out of my participation in this event, failure or breakage of the yacht sailed on or any of its equipment, or weather conditions.

  In the event of any medical emergency, I grant the representatives for this sailing event to take any action deemed necessary to protect ALL participants' health and safety, including but not limited to placing the participant under the care of a doctor or in a hospital, at any place, for medical examination or treatment, at my expense.

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• American Legion Yacht Club Social Event @ LBYC Dock

  • When
    Saturday, October 18, 2025
  •  
    5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Post 291 West Patio

  Feeling Smart?? Tease Your Brain & Win A Prize!

  Register Now for a Fun Evening w/Your Fellow Yacht Club Members!

  
  

  All Events are Necessary for You to Register On-line

  in order for food and service preparations.

  
  

  
  

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• Dive and Snorkel Team Meeting

  • When
    Wednesday, October 29, 2025
  •  
    6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    AL Post 291 Main Hall

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  Please make a reservation for yourself and your guest on the ALYC calendar.  Bring a Veteran, a friend, or a family member but be sure to be there to enjoy the excitement.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• American Legion Yacht Club Social Event

  • When
    Saturday, November 01, 2025
  •  
    5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Post 291 West Patio

  Feeling Smart?? Tease Your Brain & Win A Prize!

  Register Now for a Fun Evening w/Your Fellow Yacht Club Members!

  
  

  All Events are Necessary for You to Register On-line

  in order for food and service preparations.

  
  

  
  

  See You Soon!

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• Daylight Savings Ends

  • When
    Sunday, November 02, 2025

  We're moving backwards...woohoo! We get our hour back!

  
  

  

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