I am now a true Seattelite! I attended Opening Day of the boating season last Saturday. Windermere has sponsored the Windermere Cup, crew races, for the last 21 years. I was invited by a colleague to go on the Royal Argosy to watch the events. As many of you know, boaters tie up to the log boom starting the Friday before Opening Day. It was pretty amazing to see all those boats lined up. Just before the races began, about a half a dozen boats from the Seattle Yacht Club lined up across the channel from the Royal Argosy. A little bit of pomp and circumstance, the yacht club members were in blue blazers and white pants.
The crew races happened next. There were about 20 different races culminating in the race between Purdue, New Zealand, and the University of Washington. UDub won the Cup!
After this all happened, the parade of boats began with the police, fire, and the Coast Guard at the beginning. Gorgeous wooden boats, beautiful sailing yachts and many more boats followed. It was quite an experience.
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