Blue Angels say Seafair’s post-COVID air show will be cooler and louder than ever The U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels had to pass up their traditional Seafair air show in Seattle last year due to… Read More
Brace yourself for a loud Seafair Weekend: Fat Albert rejoins the Blue Angels air show Hey, hey, hey … it’s Fat Albert, in the skies over Seattle: We’re not talking about the jumbo-sized character created… Read More
How love for a girl and fast boats led hydroplane champ Jimmy Shane to build rockets at Blue Origin Jimmy Shane piloted the Miss HomeStreet hydroplane to a victory in the Seafair Cup today in Seattle. Now he’ll head… Read More
Worlds collide! Rocket engineer adds a Seafair tribute to Blue Origin on racing boat The worlds of rocketry and hydroplane racing crashed together in Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Twitter feed today, and it’s all… Read More
Hydroplane tech: Thunderboats get a makeover for the 21st century The roar of this weekend’s Seafair hydroplane races on Lake Washington reawakens a six-decade-old Seattle tradition – but it also heralds… Read More
Geek’s guide to Seafair: How to get into (or get away from) loud boats and planes Wouldn’t you know it? The streams of smoke wafting south from wildfires in British Columbia are turning the skies a… Read More
How I Shot That: Inside tips for photographing the Blue Angels Many of you in Seattle are probably headed to check out the Blue Angels at Seafair today. I took some… Read More
Here’s your chance to take a shot with an awesome jet parked at Westlake downtown Those strolling downtown will get a treat this week — a jet is parked at Westlake today through Sunday for the… Read More