The bay is named for the Spanish word for 'little poplars'.
Geography
Alamitos Bay is protected by both the natural sand spit Peninsula and the Long Beach Breakwater.
It is divided from the San Gabriel River and Seal Beach by a pair of jetties. The natural geography has been heavily altered by dredging and landfill subsequent to development.
Venues
Alimitos Bay contains Marine Stadium, created for Olympic rowing events.
Islands
Naples, a collection of three islands, is entirely within Alamitos Bay.
An ambitious modernization of the sprawling Alamitos Bay Marina – 1,655 slips in seven basins all around Alamitos Bay – began in 2010 with some loans from the state Department of Boating and Waterways.
Many of the SailGP sailors first came to Long Beach as youth when they competed as dinghy sailors at regattas hosted by the Alamitos Bay Yacht Club...West regatta hosted by Alamitos Bay Yacht Club.
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