WHAT’S AFLOAT

SAILING

The Newport Single Sailors, in conjunction with the South Shore Yacht Club, will be meeting on the 2nd Sunday of every month at 7 p.m. Location: Docksider Room at the Newport Beach Yacht Club, 1099 Bayside Dr., Newport Beach. (949) 499-3592 or (714) 542-3690.

Orange Coast College’s School of Sailing and Seamanship offers a three-hour workshop to teach sailors the basics for maintaining and troubleshooting their outboard engines from 1 to 4 p.m. on July 15. Fee is $39. Visa and MasterCard holders may register by phone. For more information about OCC sailing courses, call (949) 645-9412.

FISHING

Fishing classes leave Balboa Pavilion at 6 a.m. and return at 4 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays. Cost: $125. (949) 673-2810.

Get to the Newport Pier early to watch the dory fishing fleet return with the fresh catch of the day. Fish are prepared for sale at McFadden Square, an open-air market.

Fishing supplies and boat charters (open party and private) are available at Davey’s Locker, 400 Main St., Balboa, (949) 673-1434; and Newport Landing Sportfishing, 309 Palms, Suite F, Newport Beach, (949) 675-0550.

Day and night fishing charters for groups or singles are available at Bongos Sportfishing on the Balboa Peninsula. (949) 673-2810.

DIVING

Scuba training, consisting of six evening and two weekend day classes, is offered at the Aquatic Center, 4537 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. Cost is $200 to $310. The center also offers scuba rentals, special trips, repairs and air fills. (949) 650-5440.

Kayak tours of the Back Bay are hosted by the Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve. Tours depart at 10 a.m. every Sunday from the Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort on Back Bay Drive in Newport Beach. Tours are $20. (800) 585-0747 or (949) 729-1150.