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Celebrate Opening Day Of Seattle Boating Season This May

Two exciting events at Montlake Cut this May allow you to choose your own adventure.

The 2024 Opening Day of Seattle’s boating season is upon us!

Technically Seattle’s boating season is open year-round, but Opening Day celebrates the busy spring/summer season. There are two events happening at Montlake Cut this weekend. There is the ticketed Party on the Cut event on Friday, May 3 and the free Opening Day festivities on Saturday, May 4. Both events take place rain or shine.

Read on for all the details!

The first event is Party on the Cut from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. on Friday, May 3 . This event is for ages 21 and up . There will be food trucks, live music, drink tents, and twilight sprints (a preview of the following day’s races). You can buy tickets for $30 and see more info on the Windermere Cup website .

The main event is Opening Day on Saturday, May 4 . This event is family-friendly and free for all to attend. You can bring a blanket and have a picnic on the shoreline while watching the Windermere Cup crew races and the boat parade.

Every May on the first Saturday of the month, the Montlake Bridge is raised at noon and the Opening Day boat parade begins . Opening Day is a storied maritime tradition in Seattle that possibly dates back to 1913. According to the Seattle Yacht Club:

Opening Day offers some outstanding photo and story opportunities. You’ll not find anything like it in the U.S. or, to our knowledge, in the world. The only thing comparable is an annual parade of commercial vessels in Venice, Italy.

The theme for 2024 Opening Day has yet to be announced but we’ll update this post once that happens. Participating boats will be decorated according to this theme. There are prizes awarded in several categories for the best-decorated boats.

Here is Saturday’s schedule:

• 9:30 a.m. : the Montlake Cut is closed to all boat traffic
• 10:15: a.m. : Crew races begin
• Noon : The boat parade commences
• 3:00 p.m. : Approximate end of the parade
• 4:00 p.m. : Montlake Cut reopens to traffic
• 6:00 p.m. : Trophy presentation and closing ceremony

You can find more information such as a map of the boat parade, parking info, and more on the Seattle Yacht Club website .

Party on the Cut

When: Friday, May 3, 2024 Where: Montlake Cut Cost: $30

2024 Opening Day in Seattle

When: Saturday, May 4, 2024 Where: Montlake Cut Cost: Free

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2024 J/24 Worlds - Seattle WA

September 28th - October 5th 2024 

The Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle and the Port of Seattle welcome you to Washington state and the beautiful Puget Sound for the 2024 J/24 World Championship presented by Beecher's Handmade Cheese!

The event’s debut in the Pacific Northwest will pair world class racing with one of the most unique and popular sailing venues in North America. In addition to racing, the event will include a number of Northwest themed social functions including a unique Opening Ceremony, can't miss post-race refreshments and daily awards and a Closing Ceremony. 

The Seattle Worlds will attract competitors from Europe, South America, North America, Australia, and Asia in addition to the United States and Canada.

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Opening Day, the official opening of Seattle’s boating season includes a celebration of many kinds of water activities. Festivities include a morning of crew races, a sailboat race, and the Grand Opening Day Boat Parade on Saturday.

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Seattle's Opening Boat Day

Join Seattle's Opening Day Regatta hosted by UW, Windermere, and the Seattle Yacht Club! Remember MontLake Cut closure, parking at SBC Marinas, and try Bowriders Grill for takeout. Plan ahead to enjoy the festivities!

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Seattle Boat Co. wants you to enjoy  Seattle's Opening Day  weekend filled with tradition and events.

The University of Washington, Windermere Real Estate and the Seattle Yacht Club host the Annual Windermere Cup Opening Day Regatta and Boat Parade along the shores of Lake Washington. Join in to celebrate Seattle and the amazing boating community we have here on Lake Washington!

Cut Closure

Every year the MontLake Cut between Lake Union and Lake Washington gets closed for setup and preparing for the opening boat day parade. It's important to know the times this will be occurring because there is no other way to get from one side to the other than the cut. Click Here to see when it will be closed this year!

Parking at SBC Marinas

We expect a busy weekend and are making preparations to meet everyone's needs. We ask that you please let your guests know that the SkyLaunch parking lot is for tenants and members only, and there is plenty of street side parking available for guests of the marina. Check out our Peak Weekend Procedures for tips to navigating the Marina. 

Pedestrian access via the Burke Gilman Trail is a popular way for tenants to avoid parking issues at the Lake Union location. Carpooling is also encouraged.

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There is lots to do during opening weekend in Seattle and it's good to make sure you know all the events going on so you don't miss one! Click Here to view this years schedule.

Bowriders Grill on Lake union

Looking for somewhere to grab some quick, but delicious, to-go good for your opening day? Look no further than Bowriders Grill, stop in here before you head to opening day and enjoy their dockside pickup for simple and easy food on the lake! Burgers, skewers and even craft beer are available for pickup orders. Click Here  to visit their website to learn more about the menu, events and more!

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Checkout this awesome aerial video of Opening Boat Day back in 2017. A big thank you to our amazing customer Mr. Shih for capturing this footage!

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A guide to Seattle’s Opening Day boat parade, events

Here's a roundup of what's happening and when for Saturday's Opening Day of boating season yacht parade and Windermere Cup crew races.

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If you get caught boating out of season, is it just a ticket or is there jail time?

OK, so you’re new to Seattle. We’ll stifle the snickers.

When you hear about Opening Day of boating season , which happens this coming Saturday, know that it is all according to custom. It’s not like hunting season, which has real rules.

The ruling factor is tradition — and it’s a long one — based on the fact that messing about in boats is a whole lot more pleasant when it’s sunny and warm than when it’s raining and cold. So boating season here starts the first Saturday in May (sunshine not guaranteed).

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Since 1920, Seattle Yacht Club has led the way with an annual “official” Opening Day boat parade through Montlake Cut, the narrow canal that connects Portage Bay and Lake Washington.

This year’s parade starts at noon Saturday, with more than 200 boats registered, from modern superyachts to the saltiest Northwest classics. Starting the day’s events will be a procession at 10 a.m., before crew races, of Muckleshoot Tribe canoes.

The parade theme is “Salish Sea Treasures,” with many boats to be decorated accordingly, reflecting the marine life of the Washington and British Columbia waters officially designated in 2009 as the Salish Sea.

Fire boats will spray water, and boats carrying the University of Washington band and Washington State University’s alumni band will set the musical tempo for the day.

It’s a free event for spectators, with rowing teams competing in Windermere Cup crew races from east to west in the Cut preceding the boat parade (see www.gohuskies.com/sports/c-crew/spec-rel/windermere-cup.html ).

If you go by car, bus, bike or foot, you may watch from the shores of the Cut. (Bring a blanket or lawn chairs, a picnic and possibly an umbrella.) Parking is available at nearby University of Washington lots — for $15 in Lots E-20 and E-21, or $7 in Lot E-1. Note that Montlake Bridge closes to auto traffic between around 9:40 a.m. and maybe as late as 4 p.m., and remains raised during the boat parade.

If you go by boat, Windermere Cup organizers and volunteers for the Seattle Yacht Club plan to have log booms for moorage in place on the east end of Montlake Cut by noon Thursday. Spots on the log boom were reservable in advance with a donation (the reservation deadline has passed). Space remaining on the east end of the log boom will be open free of charge on a first-come, first-served basis.

To be part of the parade, book passage on the historic steamship Virginia V , departing from South Lake Union at 11:30 a.m. Saturday; $75 with buffet lunch, live band and a cash bar ( www.virginiav.org or 206-624-9119).

This year’s Windermere Cup, the 25th year of the event, pits University of Washington rowers against England’s Cambridge University , along with Stanford University and the University of Oklahoma . Local rowing clubs and other Northwest schools also compete in races that start at 10:20 a.m., with the last race at 11:45 a.m.

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PNW Bridge Meeting, April

• When 09 Apr 2024
•   7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
• Location Zoom

Join meeting via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89655415133?pwd=ILpvlMNDYmgVHZs0a8doqGxbvnG1Xe.1

Drydock Meet-Up, April

• When 21 Apr 2024
•   2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
• Location Tonsorium Bar in The Lodge; St. Edward State Park in Kenmore

It's almost officially boating season again and time to meet at the Tonsorium Bar in The Lodge for a couple hours reprieve from the winter blues. Same Drydock rules as always; no agenda, no boats, just a couple of hours to see your PNW Fleet friends.

The Lodge is located inside St. Edward State Park in Kenmore. Food and drinks are served at the bar. There will be tables and seating in our room. The address is:

14477 Juanita Drive NE

Kenmore, WA 98028

Google maps will be confused about the entrance; enter the park and stay right at the Y in the driveway. There is signage, but it helps to know ahead of time. Parking is free if you have a Discover Pass for the park lots. A day pass for the park is $10 if you don't have a Discover Pass and there are pay boxes located around the park, or there is Valet at the hotel that is $10.

See you all there!

Questions: call or email Todd Powell

PNW Fleet Commodore’s Cruise

• Start 01 May 2024
• End 31 May 2024
• Location TBD

Dates & Details TBD

Opening Day of Boating Season at Seattle Yacht Club 2024

• When 04 May 2024
•   12:00 PM

Seattle Yacht Club's official webpage for this annual event

Some history on the event: Opening Day, the official opening of Seattle's boating season sponsored by Seattle Yacht Club, includes a celebration of many kinds of water activities. This year's festivities will include a morning of crew races, a sailboat race, and, of course, the grand Opening Day boat parade on Saturday, May 4, 2024. According to the 1964 reminiscences of a Seattle Yacht Club member, the first Opening Day took place in early May 1913. He recalled a parade and a regatta in Elliott Bay. The first Opening Day parade through the Montlake Cut was in 1920 after the Seattle Yacht Club moved to its new (and present) facilities in Portage Bay. Spectators lined both sides of the Cut to view the 25 or 30 boats as they paraded by, flying their dress flags. The boats finished the celebration with a regatta in Lake Washington sponsored by the Queen City Yacht Club. The Opening Day Parade and Regatta became a spring tradition, which survived the war years. Opening Day 1946, was the biggest and most festive ever. It included members of every yacht club in Puget Sound and the Royal Vancouver and the Royal Victoria Yacht Clubs from British Columbia, Canada. As always, the Opening Day Parade starts at noon the first Saturday in May with the blast of a cannon and the raising of the Montlake Bridge. Seattle Yacht Club's Opening Day has become the nation's largest regional celebration of water, spring and the opening of boating season. Opening Day in Seattle is a family affair; families decorate their boats for the festivities and parades; families spread blankets on the shoreline and spend hours watching and picnicking. Families dream of the boats they someday will own.

Olympia Wooden Boat Festival

• Start 11 May 2024
• End 12 May 2024
• Location Olympia Wooden Boat Association

Olympia Wooden Boat Association's official website for the event

Click here to download the Olympic Wooden Boat Festival information and Registration Word Document:  Boater Registration

PNW Bridge Meeting, May

• When 14 May 2024

PNW Bridge Meeting, June

• When 11 Jun 2024

27th Annual Bell Harbor Rendezvous

• Start 14 Jun 2024
• End 16 Jun 2024
• Location Bell Harbor, Seattle

WELCOME TO THE 27 TH  ANNUAL

Bell harbor rendezvous    june 14-16, 2024.

T he Bell Harbor Rendezvous will be on June 14-16, 2024 at the Bell Harbor Marina, Pier 66, in Seattle.

Online registration will open around first week in April

More information will be coming soon.  In the meantime if you have questions contact:

Diane Lander  [email protected] .

Hope to see you on June 14-16, 2024!

PNW Summer Cruise

• Start 17 Jun 2024
• End 20 Jun 2024

Details TBD

34th Annual Chris-Craft Rendezvous of the PNW

• Start 11 Jul 2024
• End 14 Jul 2024
• Location Poulsbo Marina

Plenty of FREE Parking!

Any questions can be directed to  SSYC .

3rd Thursday Eastside Happy Hour at Moss Bay Hall

• When Thu, March 21, 2024
•   4:30 PM
• Location 111 Central Way, Kirkland, WA (Downtown)

There is a new restaurant in Kirkland over-looking Moss Bay

it's called Moss Bay Hall!

Kris and Mike are going to host happy hour and we'll have a Lake Washington view. Check them out online for the Happy Hour details and join us.

• When Fri, March 22, 2024
• Location To be announced

Boating Meeting, Social Hour & Potluck

• When Mon, March 25, 2024

POTLUCK!   We're sharing a meal tonight.

Bring a dish (or appy, salad or dessert) to share and we'll eat together during the Happy Hour - food will be set out at 7:00.

• When Fri, March 29, 2024
• Location Pono Ranch, 4502 Shilshole Ave NW, Seattle

Happy hour is moving into Ballard for a Friday. We're meeting at Pono Ranch with host Pam.

Come check out this breezy bar in Seattle. They have plenty of room inside and an incredible outdoor patio with a fire pit!

• When Mon, April 01, 2024

Happy Hour - Crystal Creek Cafe

• When Fri, April 05, 2024
• Location 22620 Bothell Everett Highway (Canyon Park Area)

Join other friendly boaters for drinks and food.

Thank you to host John Mc!

Crystal Creek Cafe in Canyon Park, Bothell.

• When Mon, April 08, 2024

SSYC at Daffy Fest!

• Start Fri, April 12, 2024
• End Sun, April 14, 2024
• Location Tacoma Yacht Club

"Daffy Fest"

SSYC is going to the Daffodil Marine Festival held at the Tacoma Yacht Club April 12-14.

There will be Food, Dancing, People Parade, and Trivia Contest!  On Sunday we will watch the Decorated Boat Parade.

If you are interested in participating, contact  SSYC.

Whale Speaker, Boating Meeting & Social Hour

• When Mon, April 15, 2024

Our special speaker tonight will be our good friend and expert Jackie! Jackie has worked on the water with whale conservation efforts, among other endeavors. Come hear her thoughts and get some info on her many adventures! She'll speak right after our regular meeting.

Third Thursday Eastside Happy Hour

• When Thu, April 18, 2024
• Location 17625 NE 65th St Ste 100, Redmond

We're going over to PostDoc Brewing Company and

Brad and Karina are hosting.

Happy Hour is at a  Pet Friendly (yay!) Brew Pub in Redmond.

Bring your best furry friend and let those of us without our own pet take over the cuddling duties.

Happy Hour at Scuttlebutt in Everett

• When Fri, April 19, 2024
• Location 1205 Craftsman Way, Everett

Host John McClintock will be at Scuttlebutt Brewing

in Everett for a pre-Whale Watch happy hour on Friday.

Join us for an in-house brewed ale or any of their food and beverage offerings. It's close enough to the marina to walk up if you're in Everett by boat!

SSYC Whale Watching Boating Event

• When Sat, April 20, 2024
• Location Everett Marina

Whale Watching !

SSYC Whale Watching has limited spots this year, so you must already be signed up on a specific boat at Monday Boating Meeting to get on a boat or email us if you are interested.

After we return, Happy Hour on Boats 

More details to come... 

Please contact SSYC  if you have any questions.