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Posted from the SYC (Seattle Yacht Club, they are the organizers of the parade). Not alot of information, but worth the read...
Parade Instructions Welcome. These are instructions for vessel participation in the 2009 Seattle Yacht Club Opening Day Parade. If you want to participate in the Opening Day Parade, follow these instructions. Print these instructions. Read them well before the day of the parade and bring them with you to Opening Day. Opening Day Parade activities begin at the Seattle Yacht Club before sunrise and end late Saturday evening, May 2, 2009. The Boat Parade itself begins at noon in Portage Bay at the West end of the Montlake Cut and ends at approximately 3:00 p.m. at Webster Point. A more detailed time line is set forth below. Each vessel will receive two boat numbers. One must be displayed on the starboard bow as close to the stem as possible. The second must be displayed on the stern, facing aft. If you have a dinghy on your transom, display the boat number on the bottom of your dinghy facing aft. NEW THIS YEAR Each boat number issued by the Seattle Yacht Club will be assigned to only one vessel. You must display the boat number assigned to your vessel; do not switch boat numbers with other vessels or neither vessel will be allowed to participate in the parade. Your parade numbers will be matched with your boat name before entering the parade course. Schedule 8:00 a.m. Vessels begin to gather in Portage Bay 9:40 a.m. SE Portage Bay and Parade route (Montlake Cut) closed 10:10 a.m. Dragon Boat race (East to West) 10:20 a.m. First crew race (East to West) 11:30 a.m. Last crew race 11:45 a.m. Crew shells transit West to East 12:00 p.m. Montlake Bridge raises/firing of noon cannon 12:00 p.m. Opening Day Parade begins 2:45 p.m. Last parade vessel enters Montlake Cut 3:30 p.m. Vessels permitted to transit East to West 4:00 p.m. Vessels permitted to transit West to East 6:00 p.m. Award and Trophy presentation at SYC Day of the Parade a. Skipper should monitor and be alert for instructions from the Parade Director over VHF Ch. 68, or the public address system aboard the PORTAGE BAY. The Parade Director's official vessel is the PORTAGE BAY. It will be anchored at the West entrance to Montlake Cut, just north of SYC Dock 4. b. Seattle Yacht Club Parade Marshals will patrol Portage Bay and the parade route. Each skipper will immediately follow all instructions from the Parade Marshals and law enforcement officers. The Parade Director has the authority to use official action if any skipper fails to follow the instructions of the Parade Marshals. c. The Southeast end of Portage Bay and the parade route (Montlake Cut) will be closed to all but official parade boats from 9:40 a.m. until approximately 3:30 p.m. Boats wishing to transit the operation area may do so until 9:40 a.m. This means that you will not be allowed to transit Montlake Cut to Webster Point in either direction between 9:40 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. d. At 9:40 a.m. the Parade Director will halt all traffic in Portage Bay between the University Bridge and Webster Point. No entry to, or exiting from, the North log boom will be allowed between 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., as crew races will be in progress. If you are participating in the parade and coming from Lake Washington, you must be completely through Montlake Cut and into Portage Bay prior to 9:40 a.m. If you do not make it, you will not be allowed to participate in the parade. e. The parade will start on orders from the Parade Director. The lead boats may include vessels from the United States Coast Guard, United States Navy, King County Sheriff and Seattle Police Department. f. Thereafter the parade will continue alphabetically by class, i.e. Class A, Class B, Class C, etc. Vessels are not required to transit by number within their class, i.e. B 06 may transit before B 04. Skippers must continue to monitor VHF Ch. 68 at all times for directions from the Parade Director on staging, spacing, special maneuvers and other information relevant to the parade. Be ready, but do not move to the area near the entrance to the cut until the Parade Director calls your group. g. Steer a straight course, with the bow going in a forward direction. Keep parade tight, one to two boat lengths between boats. Maintain not less than five knots and NO turns off course until clear of Webster Point. Special maneuvering will be allowed only for the Wilson Seamanship Fleet or as granted by the Parade Director. If you wish to obtain permission for special maneuvering, please contact the Parade Director well before Opening Day to discuss your plans. Obey the instructions of the Parade Director and the official marshal patrol boats. h. The last boat in the parade, the City of Seattle Fire Boat, will enter the east end of the Montlake Cut at approximately 2:30 p.m., transit to the East end of the parade route, turn, and transit back to Portage Bay. No vessels will be allowed though the cut until after the Seattle Fire Boat has transited back West through the Montlake Cut. i. After the parade ends, boats will be allowed to travel the cut East to West only for approximately 1/2 to 1 hour, then will change to both directions. The Seattle Police Harbor Patrol will be running the traffic control, please stay on the right side of the cut in your travel direction. The Montlake Bridge will be opening only on the 1/2 and full hour for sailboats and larger vessels. If you want to participate in the Opening Day Parade, follow these instructions. Print these instructions. Read them well before the day of the parade and bring them with you to Opening Day.
Parade Instructions Welcome. These are instructions for vessel participation in the 2009 Seattle Yacht Club Opening Day Parade. If you want to participate in the Opening Day Parade, follow these instructions. Print these instructions. Read them well before the day of the parade and bring them with you to Opening Day. Opening Day Parade activities begin at the Seattle Yacht Club before sunrise and end late Saturday evening, May 2, 2009. The Boat Parade itself begins at noon in Portage Bay at the West end of the Montlake Cut and ends at approximately 3:00 p.m. at Webster Point. A more detailed time line is set forth below. Each vessel will receive two boat numbers. One must be displayed on the starboard bow as close to the stem as possible. The second must be displayed on the stern, facing aft. If you have a dinghy on your transom, display the boat number on the bottom of your dinghy facing aft. NEW THIS YEAR Each boat number issued by the Seattle Yacht Club will be assigned to only one vessel. You must display the boat number assigned to your vessel; do not switch boat numbers with other vessels or neither vessel will be allowed to participate in the parade. Your parade numbers will be matched with your boat name before entering the parade course. Schedule 8:00 a.m. Vessels begin to gather in Portage Bay 9:40 a.m. SE Portage Bay and Parade route (Montlake Cut) closed 10:10 a.m. Dragon Boat race (East to West) 10:20 a.m. First crew race (East to West) 11:30 a.m. Last crew race 11:45 a.m. Crew shells transit West to East 12:00 p.m. Montlake Bridge raises/firing of noon cannon 12:00 p.m. Opening Day Parade begins 2:45 p.m. Last parade vessel enters Montlake Cut 3:30 p.m. Vessels permitted to transit East to West 4:00 p.m. Vessels permitted to transit West to East 6:00 p.m. Award and Trophy presentation at SYC Day of the Parade a. Skipper should monitor and be alert for instructions from the Parade Director over VHF Ch. 68, or the public address system aboard the PORTAGE BAY. The Parade Director's official vessel is the PORTAGE BAY. It will be anchored at the West entrance to Montlake Cut, just north of SYC Dock 4. b. Seattle Yacht Club Parade Marshals will patrol Portage Bay and the parade route. Each skipper will immediately follow all instructions from the Parade Marshals and law enforcement officers. The Parade Director has the authority to use official action if any skipper fails to follow the instructions of the Parade Marshals. c. The Southeast end of Portage Bay and the parade route (Montlake Cut) will be closed to all but official parade boats from 9:40 a.m. until approximately 3:30 p.m. Boats wishing to transit the operation area may do so until 9:40 a.m. This means that you will not be allowed to transit Montlake Cut to Webster Point in either direction between 9:40 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. d. At 9:40 a.m. the Parade Director will halt all traffic in Portage Bay between the University Bridge and Webster Point. No entry to, or exiting from, the North log boom will be allowed between 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., as crew races will be in progress. If you are participating in the parade and coming from Lake Washington, you must be completely through Montlake Cut and into Portage Bay prior to 9:40 a.m. If you do not make it, you will not be allowed to participate in the parade. e. The parade will start on orders from the Parade Director. The lead boats may include vessels from the United States Coast Guard, United States Navy, King County Sheriff and Seattle Police Department. f. Thereafter the parade will continue alphabetically by class, i.e. Class A, Class B, Class C, etc. Vessels are not required to transit by number within their class, i.e. B 06 may transit before B 04. Skippers must continue to monitor VHF Ch. 68 at all times for directions from the Parade Director on staging, spacing, special maneuvers and other information relevant to the parade. Be ready, but do not move to the area near the entrance to the cut until the Parade Director calls your group. g. Steer a straight course, with the bow going in a forward direction. Keep parade tight, one to two boat lengths between boats. Maintain not less than five knots and NO turns off course until clear of Webster Point. Special maneuvering will be allowed only for the Wilson Seamanship Fleet or as granted by the Parade Director. If you wish to obtain permission for special maneuvering, please contact the Parade Director well before Opening Day to discuss your plans. Obey the instructions of the Parade Director and the official marshal patrol boats. h. The last boat in the parade, the City of Seattle Fire Boat, will enter the east end of the Montlake Cut at approximately 2:30 p.m., transit to the East end of the parade route, turn, and transit back to Portage Bay. No vessels will be allowed though the cut until after the Seattle Fire Boat has transited back West through the Montlake Cut. i. After the parade ends, boats will be allowed to travel the cut East to West only for approximately 1/2 to 1 hour, then will change to both directions. The Seattle Police Harbor Patrol will be running the traffic control, please stay on the right side of the cut in your travel direction. The Montlake Bridge will be opening only on the 1/2 and full hour for sailboats and larger vessels. If you want to participate in the Opening Day Parade, follow these instructions. Print these instructions. Read them well before the day of the parade and bring them with you to Opening Day.