2009 Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival
Dates: Saturday, July 4th and Sunday, July 5th, 2009
Time: 10 am – 6 pm daily
Free! Donations Accepted!
The theme is heritage wooden boats. The ambiance is that of an old-fashioned, down-home waterfront festival where everything is fun, almost everything is free and nothing much is fancy. It's as authentically grassroots American as you can get and has been for the last 32 years.
Take a look at the Festival Schedule!
Read about the Festival in the news!
The 2009 Festival will include:
Visiting Vessels: Download the list of visiting vessels that will be on display at the Festival!
Among the list of visiting vessels are the tall ships Adventuress and Zodiac. The dual schooners will set sail together on Sunday afternoon from 3 - 7pm. Download the press release to learn more about the dual schooner sail.
Public Rides: Take a trip on Lake Union by sail, row, paddle, steam, electric or power boat. Boats fill up fast; sign up early!
Activities for Kids: Toy boat building, treasure hunt, coloring contest, sidewalk chalk art and more!
Demonstrations: Onshore demonstrations such as Rope Fender Making, Tool Sharpening, Celestial Navigation and more!
Quick and Daring: Are they amazing, or just crazy? Watch teams build a boat in 24 hours and cheer them on as they launch and race in an exciting and hilarious regatta on Sunday. The contest is a stretching exercise for the boatbuilder’s creativity, planning, and construction skills, 
but its special purpose is to provide an exciting and enjoyable experience for contestants and spectators.
Family Boat Building: Under the guidance of a professional Boatwright and assisted by CWB volunteers, families will build the Union Bay Skiff, a simple but great wooden sailboat designed by local Boatwright Brad Rice. Watch, ask questions or maybe help with some sanding! Boats are launched at 4pm on Sunday.
Live Music: There will be a variety of musicians performing all weekend long on the Lake Union Park lawn. Want to see the lineup? Download the Festival Schedule.
2009 Festival Sponsors:
Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs 4CultureFisheries Supply
Orca Creative Seattle Parks & Recreation
Port Townsend Foundry Viking Bank
Vulcan
Holland America Line
Puget Sound Energy
System Three ResinsKUOW
New Belgium Brewing
Seafair The RE Store
Directions to the 2009 Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival
Want to get involved?
Be a Volunteer! Click here for a volunteer shift schedule for the Festival. If you have never volunteered at CWB before, you might want to take a look at our volunteer page for more info.
Participate in our Quick and Daring boat-building race! Create a boat design out of plant-based materials, and then race against other boats! Participants in the race only have one day to build the boat and cash prizes will be awarded. Take a look at the Quick and Daring rules.
Be a vendor at the Festival!
If you're interested in becoming a vendor, please use one of the following applications:
