2ND ANNUAL WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL
HOSTED BY AMERICAN LEGION POST 291

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Aug. 26—The second annual Wooden Boat Festival, sponsored by the American Legion Post 291, the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum and the American Legion Yacht Club, is scheduled Saturday, Oct. 2, at the American Legion at Balboa Blvd and 15th Street in Newport Beach.

Stars of the show are the brigantine Irving Johnson and the 85-foot P-520, a World War II U.S. Army Air Corps crash boat. Even Hollywood will be represented with the yacht Cheerio II, formerly owned by Errol Flynn, joining Cathleen, a 50-foot motor sailor that once rescued its current owner, Phil Rowe, who in turn rescued her from the scrap yard-incredible story.

The tall ship Irving Johnson will arrive Thursday, Sept. 30. Tours of the Irving Johnson start Friday from 10 a.m to 3 p.m. and continue on Saturday when the festival is opened to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tours depart from the American Legion The $10 admission includes a tour of the Irving Johnson and The Wooden Boat Festival. Children under 10 are free.

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Public parking is off site at the Hoag Hospital for $10. A shuttle bus will be provided.

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