Hosted by Drydock Coordinator:  Kamela Daniels
(owner, ISLAND RUNNER)

-       Phone number: 206-291-7860
-       Email:  Islandrunner1929@gmail.com

Event Summary. A shoreside gathering of Classic Yacht Association Pacific Northwest Fleet members. The meeting room inside The Lodge at St Edward State Park has been reserved for the April 26th Drydock meet up from 2-4pm.

The Lodge at St. Edward State Park is located at 14445 Juanita Drive NE Kenmore WA 98028-4905.  It is located inside a day-use state park with sprawling lawns and forested trails. This impressive Romanesque Revival-style brick building has been newly renovated into a boutique hotel.

Find out more about the park, here: Saint Edward State Park | Washington State Parks. You will need either a Washington State Parks Discover Pass to park in the park lots, or you may use the valet at the Lodge for a discounted rate of $7. (Or the day pass for parking at the park is $10.)   Read up on the Michelin Key rated boutique hotel, The Lodge at St. Edward Park.

The meeting room we have reserved is on the lower floor near to one of the 2 unique bars located inside The Lodge, the Tonsorium Bar.  There is also a public restaurant Cedar+Elm should you be interested in having dinner afterward.  Stop by and purchase your favorite beverage from the full service bar, with espresso offered too, and come join us in the meeting room for the event.

Greetings and Welcome to the 2026 Bell Harbor Rendezvous to be held on June 19-21, 2026.

This e-mail contains sign-up information and key details. Please click the Register button to register, let us know if you are joining the Friday Parade, add boat details, and sign up for the Saturday night dinner.

The 2026 Bell Harbor Rendezvous is a first come, first serve event. Registration is open until the marina is full or May 20, whichever first occurs.  Dinner reservations will be made until there are 70 signed up, with a wait list starting after.

Here are event details:

Marquee Class:  For our 29^th Annual Bell Harbor Rendezvous – our marquee or featured class of boats will be our Centennial Fleet, boats that are now celebrating their 100^th birthday and were built in 1926.

ITINERARY

FRIDAY, JUNE 19: Join the annual Bell Harbor Boat Parade off Elliott Bay Marina at 1300 hours (1:00 PM). Look for the parade leader, Teal, and listen to the “CYA Parade Director” on Channel 69. Boats will parade down the waterfront and will gather off Bell Harbor Marina to be directed in by the harbormaster. The dock plan will be distributed to registered participant boats a week before the event. Please indicate in your registration whether you will participate in the parade. Once you have arrived, please pick up your welcome/goody bag from Maranee. Parade participants will receive further instructions closer to the event on June 19^th.

We are truly fortunate to feature the Port of Seattle Chowder Feed again this year. It will be held on Friday, June 19 at 6 PM at the head of the dock. The port is again providing us with Chowder from Pike Place Chowder and beer, and wine are being provided by Aaron LaPointe from Historic Maritime Foundation. Please come and join the fun. Sponsors will be invited to the event and be sure to thank our sponsors without whom we could not have this event.

SATURDAY, JUNE 20: Continental breakfast at the head of the dock provided by Husky Deli. Breakfast will run from 0800 to 0930 and will include coffee, pastries, fruit, and protein items.

Boat Show – Open to the public from 10-4. You are expected to open your boat for public tours and to complete at least one volunteer shift. Thanks to our generous sponsors, we are again providing this fabulous weekend free of charge (except for the dinner Saturday night) and in exchange and in support of the CYA’s mission of education about classic boats, public interaction is required and it is essential. Registered participants will be receiving instructions about their volunteer shift in confirming e-mails for event participants and in their Welcome Bags. Also, if you want to stay at Bell Harbor Marina on Thursday night or Sunday night you will have to make a reservation directly with the marina and pay your moorage. Call Mike to reserve 206-787-3951. Make your reservation early – once the dock plan is available it will be provided to Mike and he will try to put you in your assigned slip if you decide to arrive on Thursday.

Dinner: Our festive Bell Harbor Celebration Dinner will again be provided by Anthony’s Homeport Restaurant in the private dining room upstairs. Social time at 5:45; dinner to be served at 6:30. To look at the menu, click here. No need to select menu choices in advance! Beverages are available at your own expense. The dinner is $115.00 per person and there is a strict limit of 70 people to make your reservations when you register. There will be no dinner tickets for sale at the event. Dinner entertainment will be a description of each 100-year-old boat by her caretakers.  In the event that you have to cancel your dinner reservation, no refund will be provided for any cancellation that we receive on or after June 12, 2026.

SUNDAY, JUNE 21

BREAKFAST:   The Sunday breakfast will run from 8:30-9:30 at the head of the dock. The Sunday menu will be similar to Saturday with one exception. A new event sponsor, Mama Grande Café in Ravenna, is providing a giant pan of cooked bacon for all of us. Owner of Mama Grande Café is Alex Garcia, a friend of Diane Lander and former Executive Chef at the Seattle Yacht Club.

Throughout the weekend look for the auction table where some of the items that have been raffled in the past will be auctioned in a silent auction. Some items will still be raffled. For the auctioned items, make your bids on Saturday during the day and early Sunday morning! Winners will be announced on Sunday morning at 9:30 with all proceeds going to the PNW Fleet of the CYA to help offset the cost of this event. Watch your e-mail for auction and raffle updates!

Boat Show:  Show Hours are from 10-4.

Awards Ceremony:  Will take place at 4 PM at the bottom of the stairs. Award for Best Engine Preservation, and People’s Choice and two People’s Choice Honorable Mentions will be given. Unless you have arranged to stay on Sunday night with the Bell Harbor Marina, please depart after the Awards Ceremony and not before. No early departures please!  Anyone who departs early without the dockmaster’s permission will not be allowed to register for this event again.

Post Bell Harbor Cruise:  The Post Bell Harbor Cruise will be led by Ken Meyer. Registration is required. Click here to register. Please note that there will be a cruise meeting at 6 PM at the bottom of the stairs.

Thank you for registering for the Bell Harbor Rendezvous. If you have any questions, please contact Diane Lander at dianelander@outlook.com and/or 206-919-5099 (text preferred over phone calls.)

POST BELL HARBOR CRUISE 2026

Welcome to the Post Bell Harbor Cruise 2026. 

The itinerary is in a separate document.
Click Here for the itinerary. 

To register click the Register button.

You must make certain moorage reservations yourself if you are going on this cruise.

Monday, June 22 – Arabella’s Landing in Gig Harbor.  All reservations are on line.

Wednesday and Thursday, June 24 and 25^th – Olympia.  If you want a reserved spot Swantown Marina takes reservations.  Ken is taking Patamar to Percival’s landing which doesn’t take reservations.  Your choice certainty or “wing it.”

Friday, June 26 – Dock Street Marina, Tacoma – make your own reservation for moorage.

Any questions about this cruise should be directed to Ken Meyer, cruise leader, at 206-354-5557.