LAKEPORT >> The 35th annual Clear Lake Splash In will be held Saturday at the Natural High property.
In addition to several float planes and amphibians, the event will feature an aerial performance by an HC130H Hercules airplane from U.S. Coast Guard Station, Sacramento, at 1 p.m. on Saturday. The HC-130H is a mainstay of the United States Coast Guard air fleet. It is flown by a crew of seven and it can carry up to 50,000 pounds of cargo, or up to 92 passengers, and has a range of 2,400 miles.
Coast Guard C130”s fly in support of a wide range of missions, including search and rescue, counter-drug smuggling, fisheries patrols, med-evac, and cargo transport. The HC-130H serves at four air stations throughout the U.S. to include: Sacramento, California; Clearwater-St. Petersburg, Florida; Kodiak Island, Alaska, and Barbers Point, Oahu, Hawaii.
Also on display at the Splash In will be an air medical helicopter from REACH Air Medical Services, based at Lampson Airport.
Saturday”s activities kick off at 8 a.m. with a pancake breakfast hosted by the Lakeport Kiwanis Club, benefiting the local Channel Cats Swim Club.
Access to the seaplane parking ramp begins at 8 a.m. Admissions is $3 per person or $10 for a family of four. Children younger than the age 10 are admitted free-of-charge. Color souvenir programs will be on sale for $2. Natural High is located at 650 N. Main St. in Lakeport.
