William F. Buckley Jr. at 100: Sailing and Dinner in Newport Beach

October 4, 2025
12:00 pm
Balboa Bay Resort
Balboa Bay Resort, West Coast Highway, Newport Beach, CA, USA
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Celebrate William F. Buckley, Jr.’ 100th birthday

Racing Through Paradise: The William F. Buckley, Jr. Centennial Sail and Dinner

Sail with us on the tall ship America.

The sailing adventure will be followed by dinner at the Balboa Bay Resort and Club in Newport Beach, California.

Reminisce Bill Buckley’s life and times with Chuck DeFeo, Chief Executive Officer of National Review, Inc. and National Review Institute; Charles Kesler, editor of the Claremont Review of Books; Peter Robinson, senior fellow of the Hoover Institution; and Lawrence Perelman, author of American Impresario

Noon to 3pm: Sailing on the Tall Ship “America” in Newport Harbor
6pm: Cocktail Reception at Balboa Bay Resort
7pm: Dinner and Conversation at Balboa Bay Resort
9pm: Event Concludes

 

Registration for this event has closed.

WFB100 Buckley V1

An Official
National Review Institute

WFB100 Partner Event

 


For hotel reservations (2 nights: Friday, October 3-Sunday, October 5), registered guests may call the Balboa Bay Resort Reservations Department at (949) 630-4801 and mention your group name: Pacific Research Institute Room Block. Attendees may also use this hyperlink for hotel room reservations:   Pacific Research Institute Room Block

Please note: The cutoff date for the room block is Wednesday, September 3, 2025. All reservations must be made by this date. After the cutoff, any rooms that are not booked will be released, and the group rate and availability will no longer be guaranteed.

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