NEWPORT BEACH — A lot has happened since the very first Newport Boat Show opened at Lido Marina Village in 1973.
Back then, Richard Nixon was in the White House. A Middle East oil embargo had brought on a U.S. gasoline shortage and there were long lines at filling stations. “All in the Family” was the Number 1 television show in the country. And “The Sting,” with Robert Redford and Paul Newman, won the Academy Award for best motion picture.
