Good Jibes #187: Steve Paljieg on the Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival
This week we chat with Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival co-chair Steve Paljieg about the festival, taking place on June 13–14 at Balboa Yacht Club. This is the Ninth Annual Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival, this year with the theme “Stories of the Sea: Wooden Boats in Film & Fiction.”
Hear why Croatia has the most beautiful coastline in the world, the history of the Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival, about famous boats and actors in the wooden-boat community, what makes wooden boats so special, and some wooden boat puns you’ll wish you “wood” forget.
Here’s a sample of what you’ll hear in this episode.
- How sponsors can bring the event alive and also serve the community
- A virtual tour of the Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival
- Wouldn’t it be fun to take a ride on John Wayne’s yacht?
- Where else could you get sailing history, Hollywood stories, and wooden boats all in one place?
- What does BOAT mean?
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