LouisG
Veteran Member
I'm planning on bringing my boat to Lake Union for the fireworks this year.
Yes, I know that this is a terrible idea. There will be drunks. There will be idiots. There will be police. And since this is Seattle the weather might be terrible.
However, I have some family coming into town so I figures this is the year to give it a try.
I thought I'd tap the vast experience of this forum to try and make the experience as painless as possible. Here are a few questions I had around logistics:
- Are dinghys allowed in the lake before the fireworks? Ideally I'd want to get a spot early and set anchor, but I'd need to go grab people. Is this allowed?
- Assuming I could use a dinghy, what's the best spot to rendezvous with people? I was thinking the public docks near MOHAI would be best.
- After the fireworks I was thinking I could pull the anchor and take the boat over to the same MOHAI docks to drop people off. Is this possible? Or are all of the docks full for the 4th?
- What do you think the best strategy is for anchoring? I looked at some pictures and it looks like the north end of the lake closest to the fireworks barge gets very packed. I was thinking it might make sense to anchor further south where there's a little more space. This would also put me closer to MOHAI for picking people up.
Any opinions are appreciated.
Thank you,
Louis
Yes, I know that this is a terrible idea. There will be drunks. There will be idiots. There will be police. And since this is Seattle the weather might be terrible.
However, I have some family coming into town so I figures this is the year to give it a try.
I thought I'd tap the vast experience of this forum to try and make the experience as painless as possible. Here are a few questions I had around logistics:
- Are dinghys allowed in the lake before the fireworks? Ideally I'd want to get a spot early and set anchor, but I'd need to go grab people. Is this allowed?
- Assuming I could use a dinghy, what's the best spot to rendezvous with people? I was thinking the public docks near MOHAI would be best.
- After the fireworks I was thinking I could pull the anchor and take the boat over to the same MOHAI docks to drop people off. Is this possible? Or are all of the docks full for the 4th?
- What do you think the best strategy is for anchoring? I looked at some pictures and it looks like the north end of the lake closest to the fireworks barge gets very packed. I was thinking it might make sense to anchor further south where there's a little more space. This would also put me closer to MOHAI for picking people up.
Any opinions are appreciated.
Thank you,
Louis