Navy Yacht Club of Long Beach will host its seventh annual women’s Veteran’s Duffy cruise next month.

The June 6 event will honor active duty and veterans women service members with a two-hour on-the-water experience, followed by a lunch at the Navy Yacht Club’s clubhouse, 223 N Marina Drive, in Alamitos Bay.

The tradition now includes more than just Navy YC boats.

The outreach has grown each year and this year, the Cerritos Bahia Yacht Club, Seal Beach Yacht Club, Little Ships Feet Yacht Club, Long Beach Yacht Club and Sea Scouts will each donate their Duffy boats, according to NYCLB Commodore Becky Martinez.

“When our veteran women guests share stories from their time in service, something powerful happens,” said Vice Commodore Colleen Taylor, an Air Force veteran. “They form deep connections with other women who have walked the same path.

“After the Duffy cruise, that bond only grows stronger,” Taylor added. “Many tell us how much they look forward to this event every year.”

The club’s main focus is serving our military community — but it also hosts a weekly pursuit race.

Salty Sailors takes place at 11:45 a.m. Tuesdays for a pre-race get-together. Races start at noon and finish by 3 p.m. Afterward, there’s a meet up at the club for a post-race celebration.

For details on club events: MilitaryEvents@NYCLB.org.

Scuba Show
The 2026 Scuba Show, a celebration of diving and marine life, will take place at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center on May 30 and 31. (Courtesy of Scuba Show)The 2026 Scuba Show, a celebration of diving and marine life, will take place at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center on May 30 and 31. (Courtesy of Scuba Show)

The 2026 Scuba Show, a celebration of diving and marine life, will take place at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center on May 30 and 31.

The 39th annual Scuba Show will include a 15,000-gallon heated pool where attendees can try scuba diving. Any attendee older than 10 can experience diving in full scuba gear with the help of certified professionals. Individuals 12 and older are eligible to become fully certified in scuba diving. Children as young as 8 may join dive programs — and there are divers who stay active into their 90s.

There will be a number of speakers at this year’s show, including professional divers, Hollywood stunt performers, underwater photographers and ocean conservationists.

New to the show this year will be a virtual reality sunken battleship wreck-diving zone, which will provide attendees the chance to explore the historic Mars shipwreck in Sweden. Launched in 1563, Mars was one of the most powerful warships of its time. In 1564, the ship sank in a dramatic battle after being set ablaze and exploding — sending it to the seabed. It was lost for more than 400 years before being rediscovered in 2011 — and the wreck is exceptionally well preserved.

Through virtual reality, visitors can experience this iconic shipwreck from a diver’s perspective — without getting wet.

Single-day passes cost $33. Two-day weekend passes are $60, and grant ticketholders unlimited access to both Saturday’s and Sunday’s exhibits, seminars and workshops. Children under 16 get in for free.

There is also a VIP pass that includes a weekend pass plus six issues of Scuba Diver North America, six issues of California Diving News and a Scuba Show T-shirt for $100.

The 2026 Scuba Show will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 30 and from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 31 at the Convention Center, 300 E. Ocean Blvd.

For more information and tickets: scubashow.com.