Lowtide
Seattle Boat Show at LaConner Metal Boat Festival
Shilshole Bay Marina Classic Yacht & Car Show August 21-23
August 6-9 August 15
We invite you to join us for the
The summer show features more The 9th annual Classic Yacht & Car 22nd Annual Metal Boat Festival to be
than 150 boats, yachts and tenders in the Show will be from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. held on the waterfront of Port Angeles,
water and shoreside on land, ranging There will be a pancake breakfast from sponsored by Armstrong Marine.
from 14 to 74 feet in length, plus an 7:30 to 10:30 am served by our local Various other sponsors such as Central
accessory tent full of gear and electronics. Sea Scouts. Contact Marci Plank at the Welding, BoatU.S., Fisheries Supply, &
Attendees of the show can view the LaConner Chamber of Commerce at Harbor Marine will also help to make
real S.S. Minnow from Gilligan’s Island (360) 466-4778 or visit our website at the Festival weekend more successful
and enter to win a three hour tour! The
www.laconnerchamber.com and fun than ever!
event is held at the beautiful Shilshole We will again be covering a varied
Bay Marina, which completed a $78M
Vancouver B.C.
mix of topics during information-packed
renovation last year. Experience the joy
and thrill of sailing. Free sailboat rides
Wooden Boat Festival
learning sessions that will be held at the
Red Lion Hotel’s upper meeting room
daily. Beer and Wine Garden available. August 27-30 starting at 8:00 am Friday morning and
Hours: weekdays: noon - 8:00 pm; concluding mid-afternoon on Sunday.
Saturdays: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm; Sunday: The 22nd annual Wooden Boat Just some of what you will be enjoying
10:00 am - 6:00 pm. Tickets: Adults: $10; Festival on Granville Island will take are the Designers and Builders Forum
Youth (ages 11-17): $5; Children (10 and place August 27-30. Afloat and ashore, and Women’s Forum, the annual Friday
under) free. Purchase tickets online at there'll be a floating exhibition of evening’s dinner and keynote speaker
www.SeattleBoatShow.com and receive wooden boats, displays, hands-on (Liza Copeland), this year’s Saturday
a free cup of clam chowder at Ray’s Café boatbuilding and demonstrations, evening seafood BBQ, sponsored by
on Shilshole, plus a $15 off coupon at including knot tying and marlinspike Armstrong Marine, our “boat walk”
West Marine. For more information, visit seamanship. Hear some sea shanties or and mixed in will be plenty of fun prizes
www.nmta.net join in the workshops, listen to maritime and raffles!
storytellers, go for a row in a replica of an Besides our Festival headliners,
Portland
18th century Spanish long boat, check out Liza & Andy Copeland, Brian Smyth,
Wooden Boat Show
the skin-on-frame kayaks or join in the Josh Armstrong, & Carol Hasse, we
races on Saturday and Sunday. Family will be having many sessions covering
August 15-16 fun will include the ever-popular Kid’s topics such as; installing your wooden
Boatbuilding and Family Boatbuilding interiors, insulation systems, paint &
The Rivers West annual Wooden where families & youth groups will build coatings, welding safety & also a fun
Boat Show features wooden and “low 12’ boats – the launch will take place on woman’s session.
environmental impact boats.” There are Sunday, August 30, at 1430 hours. The Metal Boat Festival is open to
activities for all family members. Held The festival runs from 1000 to 1700 everyone, Metal Boat Society members
at Marineland at Pier 99 (lower level at hours each day and admission is free. and non-members alike. To register, go
the Rivers West Boat Shop), 1441 North Special events on Saturday, August 29, to
www.metalboatsociety.org. For more
Marine Drive, Portland. include the Alder Bay Classic, Oarlock information contact the Metal Boat
Hours: Saturday 9:00 am to 7:00 & Sail Regatta and The Wooden Canoe Society at (425) 485-2100 or call Candy
pm and Sunday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Challenge. On Sunday, August 30, catch at (425) 770-0785.
Free admission and parking. For more the Spruce Cup sailing race.
info call Jim Litton at (503) 631-3268 or Admission is free, check website:
www.riverswest.org www.vancouverwoodenboat.com
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