What a difference a week makes! Last Tuesday's Duck Dodge was 'damp'; over an inch of rain damp! There wasn't cloud in the sky for this Tuesday night's sailboat race - themed red, white and blue. On this night you could actually see the background to the race - the I-5 bridge over the ship canal, Gas Works park, the floating homes and Saint Mark's Cathedral. All manner of vessels were on Seattle's Lake Union tonight: sailboats, tour boats, paddle boards, paddle boats, float planes, yachts and even Hot Tub Boats. Hot Tub Boats? Yes. They are hot tubs. Yes. They are boats. Yes. They float. Yes. They are for rent.
From the "August 17, 2010 - Duck Dodge Time" post
The Tuesday evening Duck Dodge is a summer tradition on Lake Union that began in the mid 70s. Dozens of boats “race” on a course for two hours, then proceed to converge for a themed party. The rules are pretty simple: Don’t make a duck change its course and don’t run into other boats. The winners get a duck decal for their mast.
The Tuesday evening Duck Dodge is a summer tradition on Lake Union that began in the mid 70s. Dozens of boats “race” on a course for two hours, then proceed to converge for a themed party. The rules are pretty simple: Don’t make a duck change its course and don’t run into other boats. The winners get a duck decal for their mast.
The original handbill from that first summer in 1974, when the race was called the “Lake Union Beer Can Regatta or Tenas Chuck Duck Dodge”, proclaims that any skipper, any sailboat, any crew can participate and that same fun spirit survives. Every race has a theme – prom, Mardi Gras, pirates, pajamas – and every week there is a different host Committee Boat.
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