Lowtide
Seattle Yacht Club’s Opening Day – Saturday, May 2
“Wild Wild West”
A colorful and traditional blankets on the shoreline and
rite of spring, the only one of
Seattle Fire Department boats move
spend hours watching and
i t s kind in the world, brings many
by in a cloud of spray, as well as sailboats
picnicking.
people to Seattle’s inland waterways this
with spinnakers flying. Two small
Sponsored annually by the Seattle
May 2nd as boaters celebrate Opening
flotillas of yachts carrying musicians
Yacht Club, Opening Day can trace its
Day of the boating season. Spectators
from the University of Washingon Husky
roots to a Fourth of July celebration on
crowd the shorelines of Seattle’s Portage
and Washington State University Cougar
Seattle’s waterfront in 1895. In 1920,
Bay and Montlake Cut as boats, many
Marching Bands set the musical tempo
shortly after the Lake Washington Ship
of them decorated, parade past judges
for the day.
Canal was completed, linking Seattle’s
and spectators watching aboard boats
Participating yachts will decorate to
inland lakes with Puget Sound, the
anchored along the parade route.
this year’s theme: “Wild Wild West”.
celebration moved to the fresh waters
There are small boats, motorboats,
Opening Day in Seattle is a family
of the ship canal, Portage Bay and the
rowing and paddleboats, sailboats,
affair; families decorate their boats for the
Montlake Cut. Call (206) 325-1000 or
antique boats and mega-yachts in the
festivities and parades, families spread
www.
seattleyachtclub.org
annual Opening Day parade sponsored
by the Seattle Yacht Club. There are ,,
racing shells from top-caliber collegiate
and international rowing teams, and
this year’s races will feature teams
from around the country and the world
competing in the 2009 Windermere Cup
Crew Races.
Boater’s Swap Meet
8:00 am: Official Parade Boats start to
It’s time again to get that box of stuff out of the
assemble in Portage Bay
garage, empty the lazarette and head to the
8:45 am: U.S. Navy Band Concert,
SYC Lawn
48° North Boater’s Swap Meet. Hundreds,
9:00 am: Commissioning Ceremony,
even thousands, of your fellow boaters
on SYC Lawn will be there selling those items that you’ve
9:40 am: Parade Course Closed to
been yearning for but couldn’t find, and
ALL Boat Traffic
buying those items you’ve stored forever
9:50 am: VIP Boats parade to moorage
10:05 am: Dragon Boat Exhibition Race
that someone really needs. It’s a bargain
10:20 am: First Crew Race starts
hunter’s paradise. And it’s FREE!
11:30 am: Last Crew Race starts
11:45 am: All Crew Shells parade back
through parade course
Fisheries Supply
12:00 pm: Official Parade begins
2:30 pm: End of Official Parade (appr)
Saturday, April 11, 2009
3:00 pm: Open to marine traffic (appr)
3:15 pm: Montlake Bridge resumes normal
Mariner’s Square Parking Lot
operations (across from, but not in, Gasworks Park)
4:30 pm: Army Drill Platoon, SYC Lawn
6:00 pm: Trophys, SYC Lawn 1900 N. Northlake Way, Seattle, WA 98103
6:30 pm: Closing Ceremonies and
7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. • (206) 632-3555
Lowering of Colors
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