Boating

Boat Show on Lake Union

Visitors can board most of the boats for a first-hand look at accommodations and technology. Builders and brokers are on hand...

Chandler's Cove Hosts Lake Union Boat Show

The Lake Union Boats Afloat Show comes to Chandler's Cove Jan. 21. The show runs through Jan. 30; weekday hours are 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., weekend hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Sailing for Dollars: The cost of boating soars!

A new and growing body of environmental regulations to protect fish, wetlands and forests have bumped up moorage prices.

Boats Built and Designed by Seattle and Washington State Boatyards to be Displayed
Lake Union Show has Largest NW Collection of Sailboats

The Northwest Yacht Brokers Association (NYBA) will host the biggest Lake Union Boats Afloat Show to date, including an expanded "Sailboat Row" with the largest collection of sailboats on display anywhere in the Northwest, September 15-19, 1999, at Chandl

Sea Explorers Master Boating Skills

"In Boy Scouts, you can hike, but here you get to eventually take command of a vessel. The skills you develop here lead to real responsibility."

Center for Wooden Boats Hosts Haida Canoe Carver

Head down to the Center for Wooden Boats and you will see Robert Peele hard at work. Peele, whose Haida name is Saaduuts, is carving a traditional Haida cedar canoe, which he hopes to finish later this year.

More Boats Than Ever at This Year's Seattle Boats Afloat Show

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Fremont Boatbuilder Finds New Home in...Fremont

"...Just before we signed a lease on a new factory in Tacoma," as company President Brian C. Thomas describes it, "we found a new home about a 5-minute walk down the Burke-Gilman Trail."

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Historic Ferry Kalakala Is Now Berthed in Lake Union

Fireworks and bagpipers marked the ship's passage through Fremont.

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Shilshole: A Great Place to Put Your Boat

Sailing instruction takes place year round, and races are scheduled in every month of the year except December. Scarcely a weekend day goes by when the bay is not graced with dozens of white sails as Shilshole's fleet takes to the wind.

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Arthur Foss Tug has an Illustrious History

She was the last American flagged vessel to leave Wake Island before the Japanese invasion in World War II.

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Seattle's Harbor Patrol Readying for Busy Season

Harbor Patrol officers fulfill several different functions: police, fire fighters, medical assistance, and (more often than you might think) boat repair.

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The Center For Wooden Boats Provides Waterfront Living History

Dozens of volunteers are spending the sunny afternoons sanding and varnishing the Center's fleet of boats.

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Opening Day Schedule of Events

The official schedule for the Opening Day of boating season!

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The State of Boat Owners

One in every five households in Washington state owns a boat.

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World's Largest Tugboat Races On Seattle Waterfront May 15

The country's largest tugboat race, with 40 boats expected to compete in three heats.

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Used Boat Sale Program Benefits Education

The Institute of Marine Science provides college scholarships to students studying marine biology, oceanography, fisheries, and other disciplines related to the sea.

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The Health of Lake Union

Despite Seattle's growth, the watery jewel is alive and doing well, according to Dr. Robert Chandler, environmental specialist with Seattle Public Utilities.

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Passenger Ferry Will Serve Fremont and Downtown

"I'm as sure as I can be at the moment," Frank Kezner told the Seattle Press, that a lake union ferry boat service between Fremont and downtown will start June 1.

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Top 10 List of Boat Names Reveals Pull of the Waves

If the "1998 Top 10" list of boat names is any indication, as a group boaters find themselves torn almost equally between a thirst for adventure and a need for stress relief.