Maritime Festival featuring Tugboat Races & a WHOLE LOT MORE at the at Pier 66/Bell Harbor Marina - Saturday, May 12th 2012 from 10am-5pm

Saturday, May 12th is Family Fun Day of the 2012 Maritime Festival at Bell Harbor Marina/Pier 66. There will be Tugboat races and parades, all kinds of demos like helicopter water rescues, fireboat demonstrations, and kids activities like wooden boat building, activity center, etc., plus a Boating Safety Expo, harbor tours, vessel tours, competitions and a whole lot more! We did this last year...tons of fun!




Partial schedule: (see website for complete listing of day's events)

Fire Boat Display 12:00pm
Tugboat Ballet 12:10pm
Abandon Ship Demonstration 12:20pm
Coast Guard Sea/Air Heli Rescue 12:50pm
Workboat Parade 1:15pm
Class C Limited Tug Race 2:00pm
Class B Harbor Tug Race 2:30pm
 Fireboat Firefighting Demo 2:45pm

FYI - Maritime Events Center Nautical Museum is free during Saturday's festival and if you want to do a free harbor tour make sure you sign up at the event as space is limited to 250 signups per tour. The tours are at 11am, 12:45pm, 2:30pm and 4:15pm. Board at Bell Harbor Marina/Pier 66 one-half hour prior to each departure. You can stop by the Festival Information Booth at Pier 66 to pick up your ticket and there is a limit of four tickets per adult, 18 years or older to pick up. The tour tickets will be available starting at 10am. Tickets are limited according to the boats capacity, so please allow ample time ahead of your desired tour time to come to the ticket booth and get your tickets.

 

 

For more info.call 206-787-3163 or go here.