Recreational Boating Association of Washington: RBAW

02/05/2025

Great news for boaters!!

02/01/2025

01/31/2025

01/27/2025

We had a great time presenting to the last week. Thank you so much for having us!

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01/27/2025

Last week we had the opportunity to attend the January Membership Dinner at the Fidalgo Yacht Club!

Our president, Bob Wise delivered a comprehensive presentation that was well received.

Our new Executive Director, Troy Olason , was in attendance as well and had several good conversations with FYC members.

It was a pleasure to meet everyone in attendance, thank you for the opportunity!

Fidalgo Yacht Club





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01/22/2025

The Boat Show! The Boat Show !🎼

Come join us at the 2025 Seattle Boat Show!

Our location: EAST 929
MindtheZone location: EAST 931

We can't wait to see everyone and

01/22/2025

The Boat Show! The Boat Show !🎼

Come join us at the 2025 Seattle Boat Show!

Our location: EAST 929
MindtheZone location: EAST 931

We can't wait to see everyone and

01/17/2025

We had the pleasure of sharing the RBAW message at the Seattle Yacht Club luncheon on Thursday, January 16th!

Thank you so much for having us!

11/21/2024

Anchored in Advocacy, Powered by Community!

RBAW President, Bob Wise, had the pleasure of sharing our mission and impact with the , highlighting the ways we support recreational boating in Washington. Our work is powered by the support of our individual members, club members, and contributing businesses.

If your business serves boaters and shares our passion, we’d love to connect and explore how we can support each other!

Learn more about becoming a contributing business member on our website- link in bio.

11/11/2024

Thank you to all who’ve served. Today we honor you. 🇺🇸

11/07/2024

Are you ready for the 2024 Annual Meeting? We are!

We can’t wait to talk all things recreational boating with our members! Plus, we have some great speakers this year- Kate Hruby from and Aaron Barnett from .

Last year, Hillary Franz, WA’s Lands Commissioner and Head of DRN (pictured here), was a surprise guest!

🛥️ See you there! 🌊

11/03/2024

Did you notice that the Montlake Street Bridge across the Lake Washington Ship Canal remained closed from 1:30 - 5:00pm and 7:30 - 10:00pm yesterday? The Coast Guard approved a temporary deviation from normal operating hours allowing the Montlake Street Bridge to remain closed to accommodate for the heavy road traffic due to the University of Washington football game.

This change in operations will OCCUR AGAIN on November 15, 2024 from 3:30pm - 6:00pm and from 9:00pm - 11:30pm.

The Montlake Bridge in the closed-to-navigation position provides 30 feet of vertical clearance throughout the navigation channel and 46 feet of vertical clearance throughout the center 60 feet of the bridge. Vessels that do not require a bridge opening may continue to transit beneath the bridge.

The Coast Guard will publish any updates or changes to this schedule in future LNM publications as game times are announced.

Thanks to our friends at Waggoner Cruising Guide for getting this information out! For more information of these events, check out Waggoner Guide’s Facebook post or contact Colleen Kelly at [email protected].

10/24/2024

Our Vice President, Andrea Pierantozzi, was invited to Hidden Harbor Yacht Club’s monthly membership meeting earlier this month to present the advocacy, awareness, and preservation & growth work RBAW has been doing for the 250,000+ boaters in Washington.

She told the story of Sucia Island and how that success has guided RBAW’s current project of redeveloping Lakebay Marina in the south Sound.

Thank you Hidden Harbor Yacht Club for the invite and active participation!

Is your yacht club interested in learning more about what RBAW does for Washington boaters? Reach out today!

10/16/2024

As boaters, we know marinas and boatyards are the lifeblood of our community! Last week, RBAW President, Bob Wise, proudly attended the Northwest Marina & Boatyard Conference. And who did he run into? Kate Anderson and Tarin Todd, both on the slate of incoming board members for our upcoming November 9th Annual Meeting!

During this conference, they explored new grant opportunities for recreational boating, learned about the latest innovations in marine infrastructure repair, and enjoyed entertainment by ! It was an exciting and informative event that will help us continue to grow and support recreational boating in our state.

10/11/2024

We’re Hiring an Executive Director! 📣

Do you or someone you know have a passion for recreational boating and a knack for driving successful marketing and awareness campaigns? Have you boosted memberships or increased sales across various revenue streams?

If this sounds like you, then this exciting Executive Director opportunity could be your perfect fit!

Visit the link in our bio to apply.

The RecreationalBoating Association of Washington (RBAW)is ahighly respected member-supported non-profitthatrepresentsthe interests of Washington stateboaters. RBAW members include individualboaters,yacht cluborganizations, andcontributing memberbusinesses. RBAW’s mission is to advocate for r...

10/10/2024

Ahoy boaters! RBAW members are invited to our 2024 Annual Meeting on Saturday, November 9th at Tacoma Yacht Club. We’ll be going over our accomplishments, challenges, and strategies on how we can sustain RBAW’s impact on recreational boating.

Not a member? Make your boating voice heard and join today!!

If joining us in-person, please rsvp by October 31.