What to do and see in Downtown, Washington (WA): The Best Boat Tours & Water Sports

The Electric Boat Company provides Electric Boat rentals on Lake Union and is the Duffy Electric Boat dealer for the Pacific Northwest. Our beautiful 100% electric boats are 21 ft long and accommodate up to 10-12 guests. Duffy electric boats are completely enclosed and heated or can be opened up for those beautiful summer days as well. Children are more than welcome, bring your own picnic or get take out from a lake side restaurant. Our boats are perfect for Birthdays, Anniversaries, weddings and Proposals. Our tablet based Scavenger Hunt is our most popular team building event and we can accommodate up to 200 guests. The boats compete with one another to search out clues, solve riddles and take pictures.

Narrated sightseeing cruises: HARBOR (1-hr): Learn Seattle history, be dazzled by the Emerald City skyline, explore the workings of our shipping port, get a close-up view of Seattle’s historic waterfront, enjoy Seattle's natural beauty. LOCKS (2-hrs): Be surrounded by floating homes and houseboats, large fishing vessels, seaplanes, majestic city parks, more. While in the Locks, YOU become the attraction. LAKE UNION (1.5-hrs): Explore Seattle’s urban aquatic playground in Lake Union, Portage Bay, and the Montlake Cut. Learn about the transformation of Lake Union from a gritty industrial resource to a beloved public space. LAKE WASHINGTON (1.5-hrs): Learn the history of the Eastside, cruise past magnificent lakeside properties, enjoy natural scenery. EVERGREEN EXCURSION (5-hrs): Outdoor adventure on Blake Island. Passage to/from Blake Island, plated meal, guided nature walks, kayaking, cultural presentation and more.

Narrated sightseeing cruises from Lake Union: LOCKS CRUISE (2-hrs): Between Elliott Bay and Lake Union you’ll be surrounded by floating homes and houseboats, large fishing vessels, seaplanes, majestic city parks, and more. This fully narrated tour provides you with knowledge, fun facts, and the chance to become the attraction to those on shore as your vessel raises up or lowers in the Locks, due to the ever-changing tides of Puget Sound. SATURDAY WINE CRUISE (1.5-hrs): Sit back, sip, and savor the wine (and views). Our professionally trained wine stewards will guide you through tastings of each featured vintage as we enjoy the waters connecting Lake Union and Lake Washington. SUNDAY HISTORICAL CRUISE (1.5-hrs): The journey begins in the South Lake Union neighborhood then navigates bays and canals to discover how the city evolved form a backwater logging town to an international hub of innovation and creativity. Bring the whole family to enjoy the sights and sounds of Lake Union.

Seattle's only full service fly fishing outfitter, professional guide service, spey specialists and global travel experts. Our store in West Seattle is minutes from downtown Seattle. Our store is open 7 days a week and we guide and teach our schools every day as well. For our western Washington fly fishing trips, we gladly provide all necessary equipment including flies, waders/boots and rods/reels for those traveling and not wanting to carry the additional gear. We also provide door to door transport for these trips if staying in downtown Seattle area, all of this at no additional charge. We guide our local trips on a 2 clients to 1 guide ratio to provide as much Abbie Schuster manages our EWA Women's Program which includes free casting lessons, group outings and personally designed single and multi day fly fishing adventures all catered specifically to women. Dave McCoy runs the EWA travel program hosting carefully chosen fly fishing trips to all corners of the globe including New Zealand, Africa, Cuba, Honduras, Russia, Mongolia, Bolivia, Argentina and beyond. Our entire staff works the store as well as guides and teaches our classes and schools. We believe in every person in the company being able to walk the walk. We offer private and 2 hour group casting classes, 1 day and 2 day Intro and Immersion to Fly Fishing Schools, boat rowing school as well as 3 and 5 hour beginner to advance spey casting classes. We look forward to meeting you soon.