Day at the Docks, the Port of San Diego’s 34th annual celebration, will lure in the crowds once again to showcase the world’s largest, most modern sportfishing fleet at American’s Cup Harbor on San Diego Bay, and to celebrate the beginning of the spring sportfishing season.
Scheduled for April 21, from 9 AM to 5 PM, the event is on the waterfront at San Diego’s Sportfishing Landing, Harbor Dr. at Scott Street in Pt. Loma, San Diego, California. Admission and parking are free. Parking is on Shelter Island, with free, frequent shuttles to and from the festival. http://www.sportfishing.org
The 2013 Day at the Docks theme, “It’s about fishing and so much more!,” features the world’s largest state-of-the-art sportfishing fleet that provides first-class accommodations while traveling to some of the world’s most prolific fish-filled waters teaming with wildlife.
The captains and crews, catalysts of the fleet, are sea-going professionals with backgrounds as diverse as the waters they explore. Many with formal training as marine scientists, marine biologists, photography and oceanography enjoy a vast wealth of knowledge of sea life, which they are eager to share.
The Day at the Docks festival also includes: • Day-long activities for the entire family • Captains and crew plus an all-star lineup of experts presenting “how-to” on-board seminars • More than 200 exhibits • Raffles of thousands of dollars of prizes, including fishing trips, tackle and attractions • A casting competition • Kids’ free fishing areas • Art contests for kids • Boat rides around San Diego Bay, $2 per person