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Seattle Boat Show August 12-15
Last year, the Seattle Boat Show
returned to Shilshole Bay Marina after a hiatus of four years, and was a resounding success. The show attracted more than 7,000 showgoers, proving to organizers a need for a summer boat show in Seattle. So the show returns again this year! With a show in August, you can purchase a boat and get out on the water, boat through the Fall and beyond, and enjoy some of the best boating months of the year. The show features new and pre-
owned boats and yachts in the water, plus new, trailerable boats shoreside next to the accessory and electronics tent. As an added bonus, the renovations and landscaping at Shilshole Bay Marina are now complete and the plaza is gorgeous. Offering free sailboat rides, fun entertainment, beer/wine garden and more, this outdoor event celebrate Seattle's endless summer boating season. Hours: Weekdays: Noon - 8 pm Saturdays: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm Sunday: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Tickets: Adults = $10, Youth
(ages 11-17) = $5, Children (10 and under) free. Purchase tickets online at
www.SeattleBoatShow.com beginning July 1. Produced by: Northwest Marine Trade Association For more information, visit
www.nmta.net
Boats Afloat Show on South Lake Union September 15-19
Seattle’s 33rd annual Lake Union
Boats Afloat Show, where you’ll see hundreds of boats the way they were meant to be seen – on the water! From cabin cruisers, from sailboats to hundred- foot mega-yachts and everything in between, Boats Afloat has it all. Hours: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm daily. Presented by the Northwest Yacht Brokers Association,
www.nwyachtbrokers.com, phone: (206) 748-0012. More information at
www.boatsafloatshow.com
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The Metal Boat Festival August 20, 21, & 22
The Metal Boat Festival will be held
on the waterfront of Port Angeles. This years Festival is co-sponsored by the Port of Port Angeles & Platypus Marine, Inc.. Central Welding, BoatU.S., Sherwin- Williams, Harbor Marine & 48° North are just a few of the other companies who will also help to make this Festival more successful and fun than ever! This year’s Festival will again be
covering a varied mix of topics during information-packed learning sessions. These sessions will be held at the Landing Mall’s upper meeting room starting at 8:00 am Friday morning and concluding mid-afternoon on Sunday. Paid attendees’ metal boats/yachts will start arriving on Thursday to free moorage at the nearby City Docks. Just some of what will be enjoyed during the three days is the Designers and Builders Forum and the Women’s Forum, the annual Friday evening dinner with keynote speaker, and the yearly boat walk. This year’s Saturday evening
seafood BBQ is sponsored by Platypus Marine, Inc, and a new addition to the Festival will be to have a Boater’s Swap Meet on Saturday afternoon from 4:00 to 6:00. Throughout the Festival there will be plenty of fun with free prizes, silent auctions and raffles – and a free Festival shirt with each paid registration. Some of our headliners are: John
Simpson (designer), John Baird (Surveyor) Justin Nichols (boat builder/designer), Kevin Todd (Sherwin-Williams), and Dan Kulin (PortTownsend Rigging). Some of the topics are: how to work with aluminum, electronics-what do you really need, paint & coatings, repairing & maintaining the metal boat, and an insurance/surveyors Q & A Panel. The Metal Boat Festival is open to
everyone, Metal Boat Society members and non-members alike. For more information and to register go to
www.metalboatsociety.org or contact Candy at (425) 485-2100.
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