As boaters, we have an especially close relationship to our environment-we live and play in it every day!  There are resources here for clean green boating.

To paraphrase Ghandi..”Be the change we want to see”.

The Starfish Parable:

One day, an old man was walking along a beach that was littered with thousands of starfish that had been washed ashore by the high tide. As he walked he came upon a young boy who was eagerly throwing the starfish back into the ocean, one by one.

Puzzled, the man looked at the boy and asked what he was doing. Without looking up from his task, the boy simply replied, “I’m saving these starfish, Sir”.  The old man chuckled aloud, “Son, there are thousands of starfish and only one of you. What difference can you make?”

The boy picked up a starfish, gently tossed it into the water and turning to the man, said, “I made a difference to that one!”

Anthony’s closed in 2016 and the building has sat empty. Now, a new restaurant is on its way, according to MyBallard.

https://www.happycrab.com/menu

We have many new neighbors and families on our docks, so please introduce yourselves around!  We have a great community here at Shilshole and as liveaboards, we also provide a high level of security by knowing who should be on the docks and watching out for each other.

Get to know your dock captain and make sure he/she has your contact information for marina updates, security issues and upcoming events.  Ask questions if you are unsure about hazardous waste disposal, pumpout service, parking or pet issues.  And…please review the pages and links on this website for items of interest to us here at Shilshole.

Here’s some other helpful info…

If your boat is documented with the US Dept of Homeland Security, (NVDC-National Vessel Documentation Center), then you have received, in the past, a notice approximately 45 days prior to your documentation expiration.  The fee is $26 for a 1 yr renewal and can be done completely online.  NVDC is now also offering a multi-year renewal up to 5 yrs.  See their website for more details.

Last year, several boaters got a letter from a company (there are several) soliciting renewal prior to the regular letter they receive from the NVDC.  These companies’ fees were approx. $70 for 2 years.  Their paperwork and websites look very “official” and have caught many boaters off guard, including a neighbor of mine who had direct conversations with one of them.

These are 3rd party companies that have obtained the publicly available information on documented vessels and their owners.  They may be legit companies and are counting on us boaters to quickly make a decision or not verifying our GOOGLE search.  (Please read the NVDC site about 3rd party awareness information.)

If you want to remove yourself from any (non-political) solicitations, you can contact these opt out options posted on the Federal Trade Commission’s site.

Lat38 article regarding documentation scam

This Friday evening, your Shilshole Liveaboard Assoc. will hold its annual meeting online. This is an opportunity to hear what we have accomplished this past year for our community and our goals for the coming year. Your thoughts and questions are always appreciated -please watch for details on how/when to be posted on the gates and in the Oct. newsletter.

Thank you to all that participated in this “fun race around the buoys”. It was a blustery Saturday and kudos to those that took their “house” for a spin.

https://race.styc.org/race_info/RaceYourHouse/2024/race1.htm?t=430443

https://www.j24worldsseattle.org/

Now is the time to check out the fish returning from Puget Sound. Lake Washington salmon have been counted each year since 1972 as they enter freshwater at the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks — also known as the Ballard Locks — on Seattle’s Lake Washington Ship Canal. Read more here…

https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/reports/counts/lake-washington#chinook

https://ballardlocks.org/fish-salmon-ladder.html