S/V Deep Playa – Dawn and Patrick

Here’s some information about Sailing in Seattle especially out of Shilshole Marina

Shilshole Marina and Navigation Information

• Port of Seattle Marinas (official site)
• Shilshole Bay Marina Guest Moorage Information
• US Army Corps of Engineers – Seattle District
  • Lake Washington Ship Canal and Ballard Locks Information
  • Draw Bridge and Traffic signal Information
• US Coast Guard
  • District 13 (Puget Sound) US Coast Guard Site
  • Local Notice to Mariners
• Washington Ferries – Current Schedule

General Navigation

• Download the Coastal Pilot Guides from NOAA

Weather and Marine Conditions

Wind, Barometer at West Point Buoy

• West Point Weather Buoy
• Seattle Tide Information – NOAA
• NOAA text weather forecast
• UW Text Forecast
• IWindsurf – excellent wind reports – this goes right to West Point
• Outside Connection – Good overall view. Click the WPOW1 link near Seattle
• Ferry Wind – see the wind on the water that the Ferry’s record
• Pacific Ocean buoy information (WPOW1 is West Point)
• Puget Sound ground RADAR
• Juan de Fuca and Canadian Gulf Islands, Canadian Data, eh!

Restaurants and bars with moorage
Note: I’m focusing on locations that are day-sailable from Shilshole Marina

• Anthony’s
  • Homeport at Pier 66 Bell Street Pier in Seattle
  • Beach Cafe and Homeport in Edmonds
• John Ederson’s list of Sail accessible bars
• Fisherman’s Terminal in Ballard