I don’t know about you, but I love boats … speed boats, cruisers, sailboats … I love them all. I love the way they look on Puget Sound (you should see it on the first day of boating season!) and some of my fondest memories are of time spent with friends sailing on Puget Sound waters.

Boat lovers in Alderbrook and the surrounding communities have reason to rejoice with the arrival of a new dock at the Hood Canal Marina in Union, purchased last year by the owners of the Alderbrook Resort.

This is the first of many improvements scheduled for the marina. Installation of the new dock, along with new dock floats, a fuel dock, sewer pump-out facilities, and moorage facilities will both improve and expand local services to boat owners.

The new facility, which will reopen on May 1^st, will also offer year-round and seasonal moorage for boats up to 40 feet, side-tie moorage for boats up to 80 feet, along with dry boat storage for more than 30 boats, plus boat trailer storage and a new fire protection system.

Best of all, the marina is just 10 minutes down the hill from the Alderbrook community.

Boating is a way of life for many people here on Hood Canal, and in fact, in all of western Washington. Puget Sound offers lots of interesting destinations for boaters, and gunkholing in the San Juan Islands is an annual pursuit for many residents of western Washington.

Are you a boat person? What’s your favorite boating memory or destination? Join in the conversation and leave a comment in our comments section!

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