The Seafair Boat Club is a not-for-profit organization chartered to organize volunteers in support of Seafair festival water-oriented activities throughout the greater Seattle area. Originally formed in 1975, the SBC membership includes over 200 energetic and dedicated volunteers in their 37th year. The SBC is a Seafair member family, with other member families include the Seafair Clowns, Seafair Pirates, Seafair Parade Marshals, and Seafair Commodores.
The Seafair Boat club’s activities include the Denny’s Milk Carton Derby on Greenlake in July, the Albert Lee Cup at Seafair on Lake Washington in August, and the Special People’s Holiday Cruise throughout the Northwest in December. And especially if you’re not just a fair-weather boater, you can be part of the Seafair Boat Club’s Race Team -and do the impossible.
Seafair’s Milk Carton Derby kicks off the summer season of family fun. Friends & family, local businesses and global ones, all take part in this exciting event. There are 5 race categories total, and are carefully divided so that all can participate and enjoy. Seafair clowns roam the grounds, too, but so do pirates- look out! And regardless of the weather, the clouds seem to melt away when the Seafair Princess and Her Court drops in.
Seafair Milk Carton Derby
Date: Saturday, July 12, 2014
Location: Green Lake
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Get your milk cartons saved and ready- it’s the 44th annual year of the event, so competition can be fierce. If you’re not ready for that kind of commitment, consider volunteering with the Seafair Boat Club’s team. You’ll be able to get your feet wet without having to get wet.
Further details for Race Categories, Building a Boat, Rules and Regulations may be found on Seafair’s Official Website or questions may be sent via e-mail to the Event Chairperson, David Dodge, at [email protected]
The Seafair Boating club’s race team also participates in the Albert Lee Appliance Seafair Cup, which provides the biggest stage most racers will be on all season. Huge crowds line the shores along with news teams to catch a glimpse of the “World’s Fastest Race Boats,” and you should too if you haven’t already.
With a majority of the drivers calling the Seattle area home, it’s also a chance to race in front of friends and family in an event many of them have followed since childhood.
Seafair Albert Lee Cup Hyrdroplane Series
Date: August 1-3, 2014
Location: Gennesee Park
Time: Fri 8:30 a.m.- 6 p.m.
Sat 8:30 a.m.-11 p.m.
Sun 7:30 a.m.- 6 p.m.
Each August, more than 25,000 feet of fencing are installed and 240 porta-potties are placed on site. On race day there is a security force of over 600 people. Additionally, the following services are available in and around the pits during race week: utility services, showers, a restaurant, coffee/latte stand, transportation system, fire protection, a field hospital, a cash machine, air traffic control, first aid and ALS services, parking and parking enforcement, hospitality services, fueling services, a carpentry shop, docking facilities, cranes to lift and move boats, a TV broadcast facility, helicopter landing facility, waste oil pickup and disposal, overnight lodging and camping, live entertainment, a training facility for the Ski Patrol and Explorer Scouts, towing and impounding service, a retail clothing store, a ‘citywide’ broadcast announcement service and ‘city tours’.
On land, 500 gallons of various fuels are used, with another 5,000 gallons used on water, not including the race boats-which consume 3,500 gallons alone. The Seafair Boat Club can fix, remove, rearrange or deal with almost anything on site. And finally, last year the boat club hauled out an estimated 20 tons of debris and garbage.
In addition to supporting Seafair, and unlimited hydroplane testing on Lake Washington, the Boat Club also holds many activities for its members. These include charity and social services throughout the year such as the KCTS Telethon, and the Multiple Sclerosis Walkathon. They also have many family-oriented social activities which include an a summer picnic, the Commodore’s Ball and the annual Christmas party.
