In our dreams, we are lying on the deck of a gently rocking wooden sailboat. The only noises are the lap of the waves, the creak of the shifting hull, and an occasional call of a seabird.

In our lives, we are lying on the couch, listening to I-5 and some guy in a souped up Honda with his bass turned up too loud.

Maybe our lives will change if the tip we heard from Mary is right, and the Center for Wooden Boats expands from their present location on the southern tip of Lake Union to the north shore, Wallingford.

The friendly folks at the CWB have a flotilla of boats, for sailing and rowing, that are available to rent to the public. They also provide maritime classes to children and adults and run historical boat restoration projects. Wonderfulness right on Lake Union.

CWB, say it’s so! We promise, we won’t run on deck.

Wallyhood has a call in to the center for details and will report what we hear.