UPDATE: 10:40am, 9-9-16. Small Fry and Ira Rote have been found, safe and sound. The Coast Guard is seeking assistance in locating an overdue boater last seen entering Friday Harbor, Thursday morning. Ira Rote, 75, was last seen aboard his 16-foot wooden antique boat, white, green and red in color, named Small Fry. Rotes destination is unknown, but is believed […]
Category: Boats
Boats, Bars, and Baseball – 6
Ding! Ding! Ding! Winner! Winner! Surprise! The Oak Harbor Tavern is an unexpected waterfront gem. It is an old-school tavern that serves no food, no hard liquor–just beer and wine–and no children are allowed. I have not been in a traditional tavern for years and years. The Oak Harbor Tavern sits on the waterfront, right […]
Get Out and Boat Fest
What are you doing this Saturday, June 11th? The Northwest Yacht Brokers Association presents… Get Out & Boat Fest Where? Chandler’s Cove, South Lake Union When? June 11th, 11am to 4pm How much? Completely FREE What and why? Go boating! The event will demonstrate the joy and feasibility of boating by getting people out on […]
Boats, Bars, and Baseball – 5
Toby’s Is there any waterfront bar more famous than Toby’s in Coupeville? I set out from my homeport of La Conner, went out the channel, hugged Whidbey, went past Strawberry Point, past Polnell Point and Oak Harbor. It took about an hour. It was a beautiful, calm day, but be careful, as it can really […]
Boats, Bars, and Baseball – 4
Mount Vernon via the Skagit River One of the greatest dinghy adventures you can take in the Puget Sound is up the Skagit River. From LaConner and head south. Stay to the left and hug Goat Island. It is here that it gets shallow, so you must go at a highish tide. If you stay […]
Boats, Bars, and Baseball – 3
The Boat Shed Restaurant and Bar has it all–a bar, their own dock, gorgeous waitresses, a giant outdoor deck, and the Mariners. It is located on Port Washington Narrows in the town of Manette across the bridge from Bremerton. It sits, just like a troll, right below the new Manette bridge at 101 Shore Drive, […]
Boats, Bars, and Baseball – 2
Oyster and Thistle, LaConner, WA To my surprise, they don’t serve thistles! They do, however, serve oysters. The Oyster and Thistle is my first stop on my dinghy tour of all the waterfront bars on the Puget Sound. I was looking for everything that a good bar should have: a bar with a gorgeous bartender […]
Boats, Bars, and Baseball – 1
My goal this summer is to retire and visit every waterfront bar in the Puget Sound by dinghy and watch a Mariners game on their televisions. I have a great little inflatable dinghy that is 9’6” long, and has a 15-horsepower Mercury 2-stroke outboard motor with electric start. My fantasy is to start in the […]
Boat Show One – Weekly Waypoint No.8
Weekly Waypoint | number 8 | It’s Boat Show time. This week and next week…heck probably the following week too… we will be discussing, discovering, sharing and celebrating the Seattle Boat Show Indoor+Afloat. CruisingQuiz: Boat Show Edition Which company has the most boats at the 2016 Seattle Boat Show? What is the biggest boat at the […]
Boat Show… the Move In.
The Boat Show, the Boat Show…. It’s time. The 2016 Seattle Boat Show and Boats Afloat Show is getting ready to open! Move in started last weekend with the biggest boats that are on display inside the CenturyLink Field Event Center. South Lake Union has been very active as well as Chandlers Cove transforms into […]