UPDATE: Second beached boat at Constellation Park (Sunday updates)

10:19 AM: After several tips this morning mentioned a second boat beached at Constellation Park, we found that so hard to believe, we had to come look first. And yes, there it is, and a fair amount of gawkers too. We’re on our way to time-sensitive events but will return later for a closer look.

3:52 PM: Commenters say the second boat belongs to the owners of the first boat.

5:51 PM: High tide today was around 4 pm. We got back down to look around 5 pm; nobody around – here’s the boats’ status:

High tides will be even higher just before 1 am and 5 pm tomorrow.

12:10 PM SUNDAY: As of half an hour ago, when we took a look from 64th/Beach, both boats were still there; the tide’s coming in, so we’ll see what happens after that high tide in five-ish hours.

7:20 PM SUNDAY: If you’ve been following the saga in comments, a person says they helped the apparent owners get the original beached boat off the rocks. But before we could head that way to verify, we’ve just heard a dispatch after a 911 call from someone who says they’re in trouble at sea while towing a boat. So we’re going to put aside what we were working on and head that way shortly.

lamont August 8, 2026 (10:47 am)

“This is getting out of hand! Now there are two of them!”

WSB August 8, 2026 (12:07 pm)

Since I manage to find a Star Wars analogy in everything, that occurred to me too.

debdeb August 8, 2026 (10:51 am)

We just met the woman in the boat moored immediately off shore. She and her Boy friend “own” both beached boats. She said that They are planning to float feee the sailboat at tonight’s night tide. Fingers crossed.

Brooke August 8, 2026 (11:03 am)

I feel like this could be the plot of a mystery or sci fi novel in the making. Any authors out there?

Goddess Andraste August 8, 2026 (12:14 pm)

Only if there’s a body involved. And the victim is found on boat #2, but is actually the owner of boat #1. Hmm. Maybe an insurance scam gone wrong, a collaboration where someone didn’t want to split the profits. The owner of the local marina ends up doing most of the investigating, and then they stumble onto a deeper plot involving eco-terrorism. The story culminates in a frantic chase across the beach to nab the culprit during a group beach clean-up event, and they take the bad guy down and tie them up with beach trash while they wait for the police to show up.
Babs August 8, 2026 (1:20 pm)

Sasquatch (or aka Bigfoot) left the boats. He is exploring West Seattle now.
- West Seattle Neighbor August 8, 2026 (5:46 pm)
  
  Love your comments. Very funny!West Seattle Neighbor

Eric August 8, 2026 (1:09 pm)

Abandoned boats are becoming the new dilapidated RVs….

Lucy August 8, 2026 (1:58 pm)

I was thinking the same thing. Ugh
Strata August 8, 2026 (5:41 pm)

It has definitely been an issue in other cities in Western Washington for decades. Not as bad as RVs. Quite an environmental impact too because of waste, trash, and mechanical debris and fluid that ends up in the water.

Kathy August 8, 2026 (3:24 pm)

The second boat is the rescue boat. They are working pretty hard to rescue the sail boat. They have another half hour or so until high tide. Bystanders were helping but finally gave up. It is so hot and muggy at the south beach today, I hope no one gets heat stroke.

Kathy August 8, 2026 (4:19 pm)

I just checked, looks like they have given up for now. I took them a bottle of water.

WS Res August 9, 2026 (10:35 am)

They don’t seem to know much about boat ownership or management, seems like.

North Admiral Cyclist August 8, 2026 (6:14 pm)

I just hope the boat “owners” are not affiliated with the sailboat found recently in the south Sound overrun with a couple dozen cats . . .

wetone August 8, 2026 (9:49 pm)

There will be 3 boats on the beach by Monday I predict. The longer the boats are beached the harder they will be to float again as they get pushed further up on the shoreline usually. Coast Guard and SPD should have towed these boats right away instead of waiting for them to possibly break apart. Once again the tax payers will end up paying all involved cost and likely 10x more than what it could of cost if it was handled correctly instead of Seattle’s lackluster decision making……

Rhonda August 8, 2026 (11:26 pm)

So, a constellation of boats?

Mark M August 9, 2026 (9:07 am)

There was a small motor boat beached at Jack Block park yesterday. There was an older male sitting on the log near the boat, apparently waiting for the tide to come back in.

Brandon August 9, 2026 (9:44 am)

Well insurance fraud is real

AView August 9, 2026 (11:11 am)

Hey! You can’t park there!

Tim K August 9, 2026 (3:56 pm)

I am a sailor visiting from Chicago visiting our son in West Seattle. This morning I suggested a different approach to getting off the shore. I am happy to say that the plan worked and as of 45 minutes ago the boat is sailing again and no longer beached.

WSB August 9, 2026 (5:30 pm)

The original beached boat?
- Tim K August 9, 2026 (5:40 pm)
  
  Yes, the original boat is no longer beached. I have been sailing for 23 years and just used an old sailors trick to get her afloat again.
  - bolo August 9, 2026 (7:00 pm)
    
    Thank you! What was the trick? Might come in handy next time!
    - Tim K August 12, 2026 (10:37 am)
      
      Sure, glad to share. Here’s some background. As I mentioned, I am a fellow sailor and sailing instructor from Chicago visiting our son for a few weeks. While walking his dog on Saturday I noticed the beached sailboat and met one of the owners as he was headed to town to find a repair part for the engine. I found him to be very friendly and very knowledgeable about engines. Later that afternoon I went back and watched as 5 volunteers plus the two owners attempted to get it ungrounded. After about and hour or so they gave up. I returned the next morning hoping to find Jason (owner) and met his girlfriend who told me that he went back out trying to find the repair part. I shared my plan with her, but told her that in order for it to work, some things would have to be done before the tide comes in again. I went back to my son’s house and got a shovel. She gave me an anchor from one of the other boats and I took it out to just inside the waters edge and buried it. I also had to calculate how far out the next low tide would expose the shore so they could recover the anchor the next day. Then I tied the anchor to one of the halyards at the top of the mast and snugged it up. Then I used a rolling hitch to attach another line to the halyard so that once the boat is off the shore, it could be eased, allowing the boat to stand straight up again without losing the bitter end up to the top of the mast. Then I used the shovel to dig out the keel a bit. Then I told her to just wait for the 4:30 pm high tide and the boat will float free. All she needed to do at that point was to just gently push it out into deeper waters. As it turned out, she did not even need to wait that long. At about 3:10 pm, as the tide rose again, the anchor kept the boat heeled over and the keel was free from the ground. As instructed, she gave it a gentle push, released the halyard, loaded up her two dogs, then used her kayak to tow it out to their other sailboat anchored offshore. Some people on the shore actually started cheering for her. And she did all this before her boyfriend even returned from town. To say he was surprised would be a major understatement. Great job Amanda! BTW, I’ve got some photos i can share if anyone is interested in seeing them.

WSB August 9, 2026 (7:20 pm)

Update, dispatch says they’ve just gotten a call from someone who says they’re stranded at sea in that area while towing a boat. Guess we’re going to have to drop everything and head that way after all.

Me-Kwa-Mook August 9, 2026 (7:54 pm)

Me-Kwa-Mook August 9, 2026 (7:56 pm)

Just seen from Me-Kwa-Mooks Coast Guard has a towline on the two sailboats and SFD boat is following heading back towards Alki Point…

WSB August 9, 2026 (8:14 pm)

Yeah, we went back to Const.Park after hearing the 911 dispatch. Binoculars but no zoom lens, hard to tell what’s up but one boat has the distinctive stripe around its hull that was noticeable from the original beached boat … launching a new post here from curbside shortly.