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Summer Events!

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Sat/Sun    Free Concerts at the Locks-weekends, 2pm

6/28          WA360- Port Townsend

6/30          WA State Boat Registration Tabs Due

TBD          Crab season opens, usually @7/1

7/4            Fireworks-Lake Union, Everett, Tacoma, Roche Harbor

7/12          Shilshole BoatFest-Marina Plaza, 9am-5pm

7/11-13      Ballard Seafood Fest

8/1-3        Seafair Weekend- Lake Washington

8/5            National Night Out-Port of Seattle Police BBQ on marina plaza

9/5-7        Wood Boat Festival-Port Townsend

9/13          Fishermen’s Fall Festival-Fishermen’s Terminal

There are weekly sailboat races and monthly cruises-now through Aug-check out our local CYC and STYC clubs for details and/or crew positions (links to their websites can be found here). 

Earth Day -April 22nd

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Earth Day is an annual event celebrated worldwide on April 22, to demonstrate support for environmental protection.  As boaters, with our close relationship to the water and its environs, this a great opportunity to review our boating habits and work with our neighbors to ensure that we all can enjoy cleaner water and air!

Some things to consider:

  • Keep your boat engine tuned up and operating properly to reduce smoke and oil discharge
  • Use environmentally safe soaps for cleaning the decks
  • Use tarps and vacuums to keep boat maintenance debris out of the water
  • Switch from zinc to aluminum anodes for your prop shaft/hull
  • Report all diesel spills immediately to the office so they can quickly be contained
  • Use the marina provided Haz Mat containers for old oil, gas, batteries, and coolant disposal
  • Keep your car tuned up and fix oil leaks so they don’t make their way from the parking lot to the marina waters

History of Earth Day

Shilshole Required Best Management Practices and Flare Disposal

Spring is Here! Check out these upcoming events..

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4/12         Fisheries Supply Swap Meet (in their parking lot)

4/22         Earth Day

5/3           Opening Day Parade-Montlake Cut/Lake Washington

5/17         Syttende Mai Parade-Ballard, 24th&Market St, 6-8pm

5/16-18    Poulsbo Viking Fest-Liberty Bay, Poulsbo

5/24-25    Swiftsure International Race-Victoria, Canada

6/28       WA360mile -Sailboat Race around Puget Sound-Port Townsend

6/30          WA St. Registration Decals due

Weekly Sailboat Racing and Monthly Cruises-now through Aug-check out CYC and STYC for details and/or crew positions (links on this Shilshole Blog).

Welcome To Our New Neighbors!

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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…

A big thank you …

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…to the Shilshole Bay Marina staff for putting on their annual Customer Appreciation Holiday Party last evening. It was a great turnout and fun to see and visit with the neighbors and staff.  The marina looks terrific with all the decorated boats, and The Christmas Ships are always a nice holiday tradition!

SLA Annual Meeting

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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.

Fish Viewing at the Ballard Locks

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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