The Biggest Floating Party in Seattle – Seattle Seafair’s Logboom
Seattle Seafair’s Logboom is back from Friday, July 31st through Sunday, August 2nd! Be a part of the biggest floating party, the Accutint Seattle Seafair Logboom! Boaters tie up to anchored logs that provide front row viewing of the heart pounding hydroplane race and spectacular Boeing Seafair Air Show overhead. Bring your sunscreen, beverages, family and friends to enjoy Seafair Weekend from the water in true Seattle style! Be on the ‘boom!
Registration is going fast, so get your ticket to the Logboom today! Be sure to also enter the Logboom Decorating Contest if you do, Seattle Seahawks fans especially. Decking your boat out in your best 12th man fan gear on Seafair Sunday can enter you for a chance to win prizes from Accutint Seattle! Seafair Weekend includes the Albert Lee Appliance Seafair Cup (H1 Unlimited Hydroplane Racing), Graham Trucking Seafair Cup (F1 Prop Tour Tunnel Boat Racing), Vintage Hydroplane Racing, Boeing Seafair Air Show, the Hyperlite Seafair Wakeboard Experience – and more!
Beware of Bridge Closures During Blue Angels Shows & Practices
The return of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels to the Seafair Air Show means the Interstate 90 floating bridge will be closed at times later this week. State transportation officials will close the bridge between Mercer Island and Interstate 5 for practices and shows. The closures include everyone — drivers, cyclists and pedestrians. Transportation officials say the main reason for the closures is safety. Officials fear that drivers who try to see or photograph the jets could create a hazard. Another reason is to protect motorists from planes, jets and other aircraft.
Per WSDOT, the mainlines and express lanes of I-90 will be closed between Interstate 5 in Seattle to Island Crest Way on Mercer Island:
- Thursday, July 30: 9:45 a.m. – noon; 1:15 – 2:40 p.m. (practice)
- Friday, July 31: 11:50 a.m. – 2:40 p.m. (practice)
- Saturday, Aug. 1: 11:50 a.m. – 2:40 p.m. (Seafair Air Show)
- Sunday, Aug. 2: 11:50 a.m. – 2:40 p.m. (Seafair Air Show)
The Logboom is Perfect for Blue Angels Viewing
“Kind of a new twist and it hasn’t been heard a lot, but I heard that if the FAA or Blue Angels see any drones up in the sky, the Angels aren’t going to fly,” said Sgt. Kevin Hastings SPD Harbor Patrol. “They’re not going to risk running into a drone and I know Seafair has been letting boaters know that are coming to the log boom that there’s a no drone rule.”
The closures will extend from Interstate 5 in Seattle to Island Crest Way on Mercer Island. Certain I-90 and I-5 ramps will also close 30 minutes to one hour before flight times. Drivers who need to cross Lake Washington should plan to do so at least one hour before the closures or use an alternate route, such as Interstate 405, state Route 520 or state Route 522.
Seafair Weekend
Friday, July 31 – Sunday, August 2
Lake Washington
Seattle Seafair 2015 Log Boom Registration:
etix.com
If you purchase a Logboom spot after July 25, 205, you must come to the Seafair office to pick up your Logboom Packet.
