re: Washington Tailgate Boats & Restaurant Boats Info Thread..

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ivars does seem like a short ride. we have family that are ou fans and they said they took the boat from chinooks and they had a blast. they had a bar on board which is a huge selling point to me and its a better and more scenic ride

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The ivars boat has a couple bars on board the boat as well, according to the people I spoke with at Ivars. Actually, from what I understand, Argosy cruises are the boats that both Ivars and Chinooks use, so both boat rides are probably about the same with the only difference being the distance traveled to Husky Stadium. Like has been mentioned, the Chinooks boat ride is a tad longer than the Ivars as Ivars is closer to campus.

I'm leaning towards Ivars as it's gonna give our group more flexibility on GameDay as we'll be on campus most of the day anyway and Ivars is walking distance.


eta: I think you can drink on the boat for as long as you want after it docks at the stadium before the game (as the boat isn't going anywhere) and you can also go out at halftime and buy a drink on the boat as well.

Final GameDay Plans... I think... after taking in all of the advice from the Washington fans on their board... Although our "plans" seem to be changing daily as I get more and more advice from the UW guys, right now here's what our GameDay looks like... please feel free to comment and add suggestions or whatever ...

1. Breakfast at the W Hotel downtown or somewhere close to the hotel(where we're staying)

2. Take a couple cabs over to The Ram at University Village (eat some lunch, watch the other games on TV, hang out and drink for a while).

3. Walk around campus, down to the stadium, etc, etc.

4. Start heading over to Ivars around 4pm. If we're good on time, maybe swing up "The Ave" since it seems kind of on the way from the stadium to Ivars.

5. Get to Ivars around 5pm or a little before ... eat their buffet which is included in our $40 boatride ticket.

6. Get on the boat at Ivars around 6pm or whenever they start loading it up and head over to Husky Stadium!


My map with desinations marked... Google Maps ... A is the Ram, B is Husky Stadium, C is "The Ave", D is Northlake Tavern Pizzeria, E is Ivar's.

University of Washington campus map for comparison... UW campus map

I have a friend here who called me yesterday and asked me if I wanted to join his boat crew. He has 25 people and needs 15 more... I told him I'm down but I don't know if I can find 15 people... It is going to be $125 a person for all day and then again after the game. We also go a package of 40 tickets.

I'll talk to him more about it and if he'll allow people neither of us know to come then I'll relay the message... It'll be a bunch of military individuals, family, and friends... Good group...

I'm so pumped for this game it's retarded... I've been waiting 5 years for LSU to come around this neck of the woods.

I could use up some of that boat space if anyone is thinking of backing out of the sold out boats.

Yeah, in another thread I kinda laid our GameDay plans... LINK

looking for boat options also. please post or email infor with contact information. Group from Katy, TX headed that way.....wileyrp@bp.com

Hmm, not sure. I'd call Chinook's and ask them. I do know that they start taking reservations on Aug.1st, but I'm not sure if it's prepay or not.

I would guess that you have to pay when you make your reservation.

Please do. Do you know if your friends boats are similar to the chinooks boat?

Anyone that is reserved on the Ivars boat planning on cancelling? Reason I ask is because we have 23 reserved spots on the Ivars boat, but as it turns out we need 26 spots...

let me know, thanks