General Race Information

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Venue

The Seattle Flying Dragons are excited to return this event to beautiful Lake Union! 

The races will run on the south end of the lake with a view of the Seattle skyline and iconic Space Needle across the finish line!  The paddler village will be in Lake Union Park overlooking the racecourse.  The race is within walking distance of several restaurants and attractions in the South Lake Union Area.  Multiple transit options are available to and from downtown. 


Physical  Address
Lake Union Park
860 Terry Ave N
Seattle, WA 98109

 

Amenities

  • One 10x10 foot tent will be provided for each registered teams.

  • A water station will be provided, please bring your own water bottles to refill.

  • Food and merchandise vendors and information booths will be on-site

  • The festival will have cultural performers throughout the day

  • Raffle and event jerseys will be available for purchase on race day

Racecourse

The racecourse will be marked with buoys. Boats will be loaded and unloaded at the north wall of Lake Union Park (orange box below). Chase boats will be on the course for safety and to communicate with other recreational boaters. 

Parking

There is free parking on weekends in the lots along the East side of Westlake Ave N, which is first-come-first-served.


Some Amazon parking garages offer free parking on weeknights (4pm-2am) and weekends (7am-2am) – no special validation is required, just pull a ticket and you won't be charged on the way out provided that you exit during the free parking hours. These garages include:

  • Fiona – 6-minute walk to the race venue (500 Boren Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109)

  • Obidos/Rufus – 7-minute walk to the race venue (1049-1099 Republican St, Seattle, WA 98109)

  • Ruby/Dawson – 9-minute walk to the race venue (1043 Harrison St, Seattle, WA 98109)

  • Invictus – 9-minute walk to the race venue (1043 Harrison St, Seattle, WA 98109)

  • Arizona – 10-minute walk to the race venue (1001-1099 Thomas St, Seattle, WA 98109)


Please DO NOT park in the paid lots along Fairview Ave N or the Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI) parking lot, these are intended for customer parking only. The small lot on Valley Street (1010 Valley St, Seattle, WA 98109), is reserved for vendor loading and unloading only.

Several public transit options are also available between Lake Union Park and the downtown core.

Event Schedule (tentative)

  • 7:30am: Team Managers and Steer’s Meeting, by the Marshalling tent

  • 8:00am: Opening Ceremony

  • 8:30am: Racing begins

  • 9:00am – 2:00pm: Asian Cultural Performances every hour

  • 4:00pm: Last race

  • 6:00pm: Site close

Performer Schedule (TBA)