* WHAT’S AFLOAT is published periodically. If...

* WHAT’S AFLOAT is published periodically. If you are planning a

nautical event, submit the information to the Daily Pilot, 1375

Sunflower Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92627; by fax to (949) 646-4170; or by

e-mail to lindsay.sandham @latimes.com.

KAYAKING/CANOEING/ SCUBA

Imua Outrigger Canoe Club invites adventure-minded adults to canoe

Newport Harbor Hawaiian style. No experience required -- they’ll

teach you all you need to know. Dress for the beach and bring a towel

every Saturday at 10 a.m. at North Star Beach, 1 White Cliffs Drive,

Newport Beach. For more information, call (714)432-1236.

The Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve offers Back Bay canoe

tours departing at 8:30 a.m. Saturdays from Shellmaker Island, which

is off Back Bay Drive in Newport Beach. (949) 640-6746.

Newport Aquatic Center offers sweep rowing (one oar), sculling

classes (two oars) and canoe rentals. Classes run for four weeks and

cost $75. Introductory clinics also are available Saturdays and

Sundays for $10. (949) 646-7725.

Scuba training, consisting of six evening and two weekend day

classes, is offered at the Aquatic Center, 4537 W. Coast Highway,

Newport Beach. $200 to $310. The center also offers scuba rentals,

special trips, repairs and air fills. (949) 650-5440.

Certification classes for beginning to instructor-level scuba

divers are available at Dive-in Scuba, 2482 Newport Blvd., Costa

Mesa. Other services include boat charters, equipment sales, rentals

and repairs. (949) 631-9288.

The Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve and Nature Preserve hosts

two-hour kayak tours of the Back Bay at 10 a.m. every Sunday at the

Newport Dunes on Back Bay Drive, Newport Beach. $20. Kayaks made

available through Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort. Call for

reservations. (800) 585-0747 or (949) 729-1150.