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It’s Your Liveaboard Community-get involved!

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Shilshole Marina has 350 authorized liveaboard boats that contain 700+ individuals, making it one of the largest liveaboard communities on the West Coast!  It is a unique and treasured way of life, but there are government agencies looking to regulate how we use our recreational boats and, over the years, there have been many challenges to our liveaboard lifestyle.

Your Shilshole Liveaboard Assoc (SLA) represents these liveaboards here at Shilshole.  We are liaisons between the Port of Seattle/Shilshole Marina and the liveaboards in the marina.  Our goal is to have clear and consistent communication with the Port; to represent the liveaboards at Port meetings; to organize activities and events that enhance the liveaboard family lifestyle; and to negotiate any agreements that the Port/Marina propose.

There are several ways to get involved….

  1. consider joining the board and being part of the discussion/process
  2. attend the Ballard District Council Meetings and add your voice (the SLA holds a permanent seat on our Ballard Council)
  3. participate in the “Deck Your Hulls” and “Marina Days” events
  4. attend the Dock Captain/Port quarterly meetings (all tenants are always welcome). Next one is Sept 10, 6pm, at CYC clubhouse V-dock
  5. attend the Marina Restroom/Laundry/Parking/Bus update meetings-watch for notices on the gates and on this site
  6. and…simply read/post/comment on this blog on a regular basis

thanks for giving it some thought…

 

Hit and Run Boating Collisions in Marinas

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“if you see something, say something”

We have all seen the boaters that, due to their lack of experience, wind conditions or their flippant attitude of “they just don’t give a sh…t”, crash their boats into the neighbors while maneuvering in the the marina and then leave the scene of the accident.  Well… in the state of Washington, hit and run penalties can be…

  • “a class B felony can result in a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and $20,000 fine; a class C felony can result in a maximum penalty of 5 years in prison and $10,000 fine.”

Obviously, we would all do our best to help that boater out of their predicament and if it’s a “no harm, no foul”, all the better but, if it’s something worse (boats are hit, damage is done to the dock), it is something we should all be concerned with.

If you have the fore-site to capture the accident on video or picture, please contact the Port office immediately!  The Port Police, Seattle Police and the US Coast Guard all have jurisdiction over accidents in Shilshole Marina and pictures are invaluable when it comes to holding that boater responsible for insurance or legal reasons.

Thanks for being a part of our community!

How to build Shilshole Community

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 Turn off your TV and get outside
Know your neighbors
Look up when you are walking
Greet people
Sit on your dock box
Play together
Buy from local merchants
Share what you have
Help a lost pet
Take children to the park
Garden together
Support neighborhood schools
Fix it even if you didn’t break it
Have potlucks
Honor elders
Pick up litter
Read stories aloud
Dance in the street
Talk to the marina staff
Listen to the birds and the sea lions
Help carry something heavy
Barter for your goods
Start a tradition
Ask a question
Hire young people for odd jobs
Organize a dock party
Bake extra and share
Ask for help when you need it
Open your shades
Sing together
Share your skills
Take back the night
Turn up the music
Turn down the music
Listen before you react to anger
Mediate a conflict
Seek to understand
Learn from new and uncomfortable angles
Know that no one is silent, though many are not heard

Unsolicited email…

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Some of you may have received an email from a person that got your name from what he called the Shilshole “authorized” live-aboard list asking about boat sitting, sublet or possibly marketing his charter business. There is NO authorized live-aboard or non liveaboard tenant list that exists.

What you do to sublet your slip is between you and the Port of Seattle/Shilshole Marina.

If you put your name on a Google Docs email list that is public information for all to see, that is most likely where your information came from.  Just be cautious replying to unsolicited emails.