Center for Wooden Boats - South Lake Union boathouse

The Center for Wooden Boats (CWB) operates a small museum, boathouse, and hands-on public programming on the south shore of Lake Union, preserving a collection of historic wooden small craft and maritime tools. CWB offers rentals, sailing and rowing classes, and demonstrations from its modest dock-level facilities, which can be easy to miss from the busy streets and waterfront development nearby. The nonprofit's practical, experiential focus makes the site a working maritime resource rather than a typical museum gallery. The South Lake Union location is a documented part of Seattle's small-boat heritage.