ðə bælbˈoʊə bˈeɪ klˈʌb ɪz wˈɛl nˈoʊn æz ɐ pɹˈaɪm vjˈuːɪŋ loʊkˈeɪʃən fɚðɪ ˈænjuːəl nˈuːpoːɹt bˈiːtʃ kɹˈɪsməs bˈoʊt pɚɹˈeɪd, hˈeɪld æz "wˈʌn ʌvðə tˈɑːp tˈɛn hˈɑːlɪdˌeɪ hˈæpənɪŋz ɪnðə nˈeɪʃən" baɪ ðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk tˈaɪmz.
The Balboa Bay Club is well known as a prime viewing location for the annual Newport Beach Christmas boat parade, hailed as "one of the top ten holiday happenings in the nation" by the New York Times.