Island Festival Touts New Name, More Family Activities
Creators of a Belmont Shore festival celebrating South Pacific Island traditions have unveiled a new event focused even more than before on “ohana,” or family, fun.............[more]

Kiteboarders Test Skills At Granada Beach
Southern California kiteboarders and some from as far as Texas and Oregon will put their surfing skills to the test this weekend at the Long Beach Sea Festival Kiteboarding Challenge on Granada Beach..................[more]

Rowers Converge For Championships
While it is often associated in the casual fan’s mind with colleges and youth, rowing is really a sport for all ages................[more]

Kites Fly High For Capture The Wind Festival
Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of colorful kites will dot the sky this Friday, Aug. 15, as part of the Third Annual Capture the Wind Festival, part of the Charter Communica-tions Sea Festival...............[more]

Sand Sculptures Will Sprout On Beach
Anything from whales and sea otters to castles and planes may wash up on the shores of Long Beach as part of this weekend’s 75th Annual Great Sand Sculpture Contest....................[more]

Fun Main Goal At Novice Swim Meet
On Saturday, youth who usually swim just for fun will get to put their swimming skills to the test at the Richard Miller Novice Swim Meet...................[more]

Youth Put Hand-Crafted Sailboats To Test
Youngsters have sanded, glued and painted miniature sailboats this summer in preparation for an annual event created to challenge their assembling skills..................[more]

Crawfish Festival Has Cajun Flavor
Reverberations of Zydeco’s syncopated sounds, wafting aromatics from a crawfish boil and dashes of bold colors from a bead-tossing parade usually are the makings of a down-home, traditional Louisiana celebration....................[more]

Belmont Pier To Host Taste Of The Coast
Guests at the first-ever Taste of the Coast this weekend will get to sample dishes from restaurants throughout the community while helping raise money for children in need..................[more]

Youth, Fishing Rods Duel At Yearly Rodeo
Almost 1,000 youth will line the Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier this Friday (Aug. 1) hoping to catch something with their fishing lines as part of the 55th Annual Kids’ Fishing Rodeo...............[more]

Boat Shop Sails Into 60th Year With Youth
Long Beach lost its Naval Shipyard more than a decade ago, but there’s still one boat-making facility going strong in the city...............[more]

Sprint Nationals Race Into Marine Stadium
While Marine Stadium was built for the rowers of the 1932 Olympics, it has been home to powerboat races almost since the day it opened....[more]

Dragons Race For Title At Stadium
Dragons will invade Marine Stadium this weekend...................[more]

AVP Pros, Including Superstar May, Hit Long Beach
When the first serves are struck at the AVP Long Beach Open today (Thursday), as part of the Charter Communications Long Beach Sea Festival, two former Long Beach State stars will be diving around in the sand...................[more]

Reggae Resounds At Caribbean Fest
Solomon (“Flex”) Joseph said his love of music, particularly reggae, was cultivated from a young age....................[more]

Dragon Boats Race At Marine Stadium
Dragons will invade Marine Stadium this weekend...................[more]

Young Sailors Brave Open Ocean In Regatta
In a competition dedicated to the memory of a former sailor and youth coach, young skippers will take to the sea this week for the 21st annual Jessica Uniack Memorial Beach to Bay Race.....................[more]

Auto Show Expands, Raises Money For Cause
When Kevin Rheault and Victor Martinez decided to raise money for cancer research by putting on a car show, they probably never considered how popular it would become..........[more]

Powerboats Ready To Roar On Pine Avenue
It worked for cars, so why wouldn’t it work for boats?.........[more]

Skiers Race For Best Time To Catalina, Back
Cruising the ocean’s surface at up to 70 miles per hour on a pair of water skis dressed in a Captain America costume is not how most people plan on spending their morning this Saturday, July 19....................[more]

Power Boat Race Has Colorful History
It used to be called the “rum race” — the official trophy in the 1960s was a bootleggers rum barrel...............[more]

Expo Brings Offshore Races Together
The first-ever Offshore Powerfest Expo will kick off this Friday (July 18), providing participants and spectators of the multi-race weekend with a festival full of live entertainment, food and drinks..............[more]

Top Female Sailor Races In Mayor's Cup
Female sailors will race against one another this week during the fourth annual Mayor’s Cup off the coast of east Long Beach................[more]

Racers Paddle To Win Outrigger Races
Outrigger canoeing was a sport that Connie Jensen said she always wanted to try...............[more]

Top Sailors Travel To Belmont Pier For Match Racing Event
For more and more people who follow sailing, the women’s match racing circuit is more interesting to watch these days than the men’s circuit....................[more]