Newport to Ensenada Yacht Race to set sail

Find your sea legs during a hands-on sailing adventure on the 73-foot schooner Dirigo II as it joins in the 61st running of the Newport to Ensenada Yacht Race, the largest international yacht race in the world. Other upcoming trips aboard the ship include three- to seven-day excursions to Catalina, Channel Islands National Park and Mexico.

Passengers can help raise sails, take the helm or sit back and enjoy the scenery. The Ensenada race, scheduled April 25 to 27, is $625 per person. Onboard accommodations and meals are included; taxes and gratuities are not. Info: Horizons West Adventures, (714) 536-9316, www.horizonswestadventures.com.