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The Ocean Institute’s tall ships, the Spirit of Dana Point and the Pilgrim.
Photo: Jim Graves
The Ocean Institute will present its 27th annual Toshiba Tall Ships Festival, the largest annual gathering of tall ships on the West Coast, the weekend of September 9-11, 5-7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday & Sunday. Come and explore the majesty and wonder of tall ships through the smells, sounds and sights of real working tall ships. Interactive living-history encampments, including blacksmiths, scrimshaw artists, knot tiers, and the infamous Port Royal Privateers, are sure to entertain and amaze guests of all ages.
Inside the Ocean Institute, explore our work protecting the local watersheds through hands-on labs and art activities, and get up-close and personal with some of the ocean’s most amazing sea creatures, including sea stars, jellies, rays and octopuses.
Cost: $10.00 / adults, $8.00 / children (3-12yrs.) Visitors may also ride onboard one of the tall ships and experience a cannon battle between ships, for an additional charge. Information: (949) 496-2274 or www.ocean-institute.org.
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Learn about the exciting luminous underwater world just waiting to shine! The Ocean Institute will offer evening Bioluminescence cruises on September 24, 8 – 10:30 p.m. The cruise provides a unique opportunity to learn about the remarkable ability of some marine animals to glow in the dark and to witness this curiously beautiful phenomenon.
Cost $35 adults, $22 for children ages 4-12 (Ocean Institute members $22 adult, $19 child). Cruise information and reservations: (949) 496-2274, dial “0” for the operator.
Founded in 1977, the Ocean Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated to ocean preservation through education, setting the standard for educational excellence and serving as a leading resource for universities, museums, teachers and all others seeking to increase their knowledge of the ocean. The Ocean Institute is open to the general public on weekends, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Cost: $6.50 adults, $4.50 children (ages 4-12), Ocean Institute members free. Unique maritime and ocean-themed items are available in the Chambers Gallery everyday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Institute address: 24200 Dana Point Harbor Dr., Dana Point. Website: www.ocean-institute.org. Phone: (949) 496-2274.
