Lowtide
Commencement Bay Maritime Festival Lake Union
Quick And Dirty Boatbuilding Competition Boats Afloat Show
August 29 September 16-20
The 32nd annual Lake Union Boats
The sixth Annual Quick and Dirty festival pits boat builders from around
Afloat Show gets underway on South
Boatbuilding Competition is coming the area in a boatbuilding competition
Lake Union in Seattle. The annual
this August 29. Dust off those tools, using limited time and resources. The
Seattle show, the West Coast’s largest
sharpen a pencil, and start designing entry fee will be $50.
floating boat show, kicks-off the boat
your entry for another fun filled Quick Please contact Joe Petrichat at:
buying season for recreational boaters
and Dirty Boatbuilding Competition jfpetrich@harbornet.com or Paul Birkey
in the Northwest and features over
at the Commencement Bay Maritime at: paul@belinainteriors.com for the
200 recreational power and sailboats.
Festival. This entertaining event for the entry form and mail before August 10.
Among the boats on display are trawlers,
fishing boats, performance motor yachts,
saiboats and mega yachts over 80 feet.
This affordable show features boats for
every budget including first-time boat
buyers. The show has everything you
need to get into boats including dozens
of shoreside exhibits with experts in
marine finance and insurance to interior
design and engine repair.
There is fun for the whole family!
Come down and take a free ride on a
sailboat or cruise the lake in the Electric
Water Taxi. Enjoy food, music and enter
to win some prizes while you walk the
planks and grab dinner at one of the
award winning on-site restaurants.
The show is open daily from
10:00 am to 6:00 pm daily. Purchase
a d v a n c e e - t i c k e t s o n l i n e a t
www.BoatsAfloatShow.com and receive
an all day free pass to ride the Seattle
Streetcar to and from the show. Tickets
are $12 for adults, $5 for kids between
12 and 18. Kids 11 and under are free.
Located at Chandler’s Cove on South
Lake Union, the Boats Afloat Show is just
off the I-5 Mercer Street exit. For more
information call the Northwest Yacht
Brokers Association at (206) 748-0012.
Ship Models
for Kids of All Ages

Meets from 9:00 am to noon on the
last Saturday of each month (August 22)
in the Discovery Modelers workshop.
Kids as young as 5 are welcome (parental
supervision is requested for kids 7 and
under). There’s a choice of model kits,
plenty of safe paint and everyone goes
home with a model. Call (206) 282-0985 or
email discoverymodelers@yahoo.com
48° No r t h , Au g u s t 2009 PA g e 20
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