The Bellingham Bay Community Boating Center incorporated as a non-profit organization in the spring of 2006 and opened its doors to the public in July 2007 at 501 Harris Ave. in Fairhaven, next to the public boat ramp. Our mission is to provide education to the general community and to small boat enthusiasts about enjoying our beautiful Bay safely and without barriers. Safety will always be our primary message and will weave through all that we offer, whether it’s in a classroom or on-the water instruction. Our ideal client is…..You!.. whoever you are, regardless of your age, income, or abilities! You’ve come to the right place to learn to safely kayak, sail in small boats, or row in fixed-seat or sliding-seat boats.

Events

4th of July BBQ Bash

This a great opportunity to get a front row seat for the fireworks, enjoy a Boundary Bay beverage, dig into a BBQ hot dog, and support Bellingham's Communty Boating Center. It also is a great opportunity to meet many of your storage partners and friends of the BBCBC. This event will be one of many that will help support your Center, and bring together the community of Bellingham Bay.
We recommend people bring chairs and/or blankets, and also your favorite drinking container for your choice of Boundary Bay ale or root beer.
We will be providing the dogs and drinks for a small donation of $10.00. Each donation will help us maintain a higher level of safety on the Bay by purchasing a new rescue boat for your Community Boating Center.
Were looking forward to making this Fourth of July BBQ Bash a community family annual event that will create and strengthen the ties among the boating community and friends in the Bellingham area.

News

June 26, 2008 - National Family Boatbuilding Week July 16-23 2008

Family BoatBuilding was developed as a way to bring families and groups together into a fun, achievement-oriented project-and to get more families on the water! Family BoatBuilding provides an inexpensive introduction to boating, beginning with the basic construction of a dinghy or skiff, and ending with the family's first outing on the water in their very own boat. Last year, more than 70 Family BoatBuilding events took place around the world, resulting in hundreds of families being introduced to recreational boating. BCBC is hosting Bellingham's first Family Boat Building Week July 11, 12, 13.  Four family groups will build the Salt Bay Skiff with guidance from  volunteer wooden boat builders from What com County.  You can watch their progress as they work behind the Whatcom County Museum of History and Art.  While you are there, be sure to visit the excellent museum display "The World of the Shipwright".    This will be an annual event and we expect it to get larger year by year. 

May 1, 2008 - Your Community Boating Center is open for the season!

Come down and paddle a kayak, get out and row, or sail through the Bay Wednesday to Sunday, 9 am to 6 pm.