Shilshole Blog

Effective immediately, the Shilshole Bay Marina front office is closed to walk-in visitors. Recreational Boating staff members are available to assist you by phone Monday through Saturday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM or by email at sbm@portseattle.org

• Payments can be made using the drop box adjacent to the Shilshole Bay Marina Office or we encourage you to access your accounts and pay moorage fees online using the E-Bill Express payment system.
• Parking permit distribution is currently suspended.
• Vendor Daily Access Permits are available upon phone request
• Key fob and onboarding processes will continue allowing only one customer at a time in the office to complete the procedure.
• Operational staff are on-site and can assist with normal operational requests. Please be patient with staff members as we exercise critical measures of social distancing.

Shilshole Bay Marina Office: (206) 787-3006

24/7 Operations: (206) 601-4089
Email: sbm@portseattle.org

Kristen has created a Shilshole Prepares volunteer response to the COVID-19 outbreak.  More information is available on The FaceBook page of Shilshole Prepares.  No password or membership is required.  This page is open anyone who wishes to read it.

Quarantine flyer

Interested in a slip swap for some San Juan cruising this spring or summer? A day sail to anywhere in the San Juans and the Gulf Islands.

No ferry, drive to Anacortes (Skyline Marina … 45min closer to the Islands than Cap Sante/ downtown Anacortes)

Owned slip in Skyline Marina with permanent Nomar fenders. Max 36′ total length. Private marina with gated access, great showers and facilities. Next to Washington Park and near the ferry terminal.

Text 206 605-3333

The Shilshole Marina Networked Emergency Hub participates in scheduled training and drills with other Hubs and their community members. Hub Captains meet monthly to organize and prepare their volunteers and community participants for emergency preparedness.

The restrictions on the use of copper-based antifouling paint on recreational vessels have been delayed until January 1, 2026.

Senate Bill 6210 has just passed the House and Senate and is on the Governor’s desk to sign.  The WA. St. Dept. of Ecology has recommended delaying the antifouling paint restrictions to allow time for further study, due to concerns some non-copper alternatives might be more harmful to the environment than the copper-based paints they replace.