How did this thing sneak up on me? I don't know but with a boat in the water I'm ready to gather info and buy some goodies. I'm very interested in looking into instrumentation packages and interop between vendors. I think I'm going to be going with TackTick up the masts and then routing...

The Lake Union Boats Afloat show tickets went on sale today and the web site launched. The seminars aren't posted yet but the Exhibitors list is there (although not working well due to a page layout issue). The Lake Union show is good to crawl around mostly new power boats and sailboats. There are...

I knew that the show was only going to have trailerable (red power) boats, but the exhibitor list on the web site said they would be in the exhibition center AND they had a vendor list which included all the local chandleries and nautical stores so I figured there might be some goodies to be had. Well...

This is late breaking news, well ok I just learned about it today, so its news to me anyway.... The same folks who run the Seattle Boat Show have put together a summer sale for this weekend 8-10 August 2008. According to the press release the emphasis will be on new and used trailerable boats. The list...

The Everett Boat Show kicks off next week. I've never been myself but if you happen to go drop us a note and let us know how it compares to the Seattle Boat is just a smaller version of the same thing or is there something different that happens in Everett we should all be checking out. The link...

Here is some ice on the fountain at S. Lk. Union on Sunday morning. This is mostly just remaining ice from the night before but I can vouch that is was a bit chilly out there and taking off your shoes to walk around boats was very cold when walking on all all those shiny teak floors. Hey Brokers, show...

Attached is the 2008 Seattle Boat Show sailing seminar schedule in a handy dandy excel format so you can pick your sessions and figure out all the overlapping times before you are on the floor and trying to run between sessions and work the floor. Enjoy!! 2008 Seminar Schedule_Final Share this post ...

OK, here's the sessions I plan to attend at the Seattle Boat Show.... I'll upload a full list in Excel so you can sort through them a little closer to the actual dates and after the TBA sessions are announced. Seminar Title Speaker Day/Date Time Stage Boat Green - 50 Steps Boaters Can Take to...

I was prepping my annual boat show seminar spreadsheet to share with you all (still in the works) and I was noticing that a lot of the seminars and speakers looked the same to me as last years. Well turns out they're are A LOT of repeated seminars this year. Based on comparing the titles and the...

From the Boat Mike: The 2008 Seattle Boat Show runs from January 24 through February 2 at two locations: Qwest Field Event Center and Chandler's Cove on Lake Union. Tickets are now on sale at www.seattleboatshow.com . They make great stocking stuffers at just $10 and include the following benefits...