Lake Union fireworks

[Avanti42]

I heard it was ok to spend the night there...Does anybody know the paticulars about doing it?.Rules and such...:arghIs anybody going to be there?

[RobS4588]

Here the official word:
Officially you can’t anchor in Lake Union without a Parks Dept. permit. But according to Sgt. Yamamoto of the Seattle Harbor Police, you can anchor in designated areas for the fireworks show. There will be a safety zone marked off around the barge with a clearly marked transit zone on the east side of the lake. You can anchor south and west of the security zone markers. For safety reasons, all vessel traffic will stop at 2100.

The Harbor Patrol is only allowing boaters to watch the show from the south end of Lake Union. No boats will be allowed to moor at the north end of the lake. The north end of Lake Union will be kept clear by Harbor Patrol to allow vessels to travel freely between the Montlake and Fremont channels. The Montlake and Fremont channels will be closed at 9:00 pm and Harbor Patrol will not allow any more boats to enter Lake Union until the fireworks show is finished.

[RobS4588]

Many, many boats anchor overnight after the fireworks - it's no big deal and very common.

If you are around, feel free to dinghy by our place. We'll be in our slip at 1700 Westlake .... our boat's name is the 'R & R'.

-Rob

[Avanti42]

alrighty then...I would dingy over but I have it at my house,,,,,,,try and hail me if you like or come on over,boat name is Lady Hawk.....it's gunna be a zoo.......thats the fun of it!:argh2

[SomeSailor]

Sounds like a fun place to watch the show. Do the boats settle down a bit as it gets later with the cut closed? I remember at SeaFair how confused the water got with all the boats running around.

[RobS4588]

It's not as bad as Seafair - but with only 1/2 of the Lake to Anchor in, finding a spot to drop anchor will be difficult - especially after about 4PM.