Six of us spent a great afternoon sailing on the Aura, a beautiful wooden boat built in the 1940's on Lake Union in Seattle. Ward, the captain, gave us all an opportunity to work the sails and the tiller, a treat for a few of the non-sailors on the trip. Ward was friendly and pointed out the different islands as... More

Skipper Ward Fay was exceedingly grouchy, unfriendly and just radiated a sense that he did not want to be there. Many of the simplest questions were met with derision and sarcasm. We thought for sure that he must be horrendously hungover, or maybe he is just clinically depressed from living on his little boat day after day, year after year... More

What a great experience we had sailing with Ward. From the time we boarded the sailboat until the time we reached the dock at the end of the trip we had the best time. The weather was amazing, the water was a tad calm but it made for a relaxing trip. He let us steer with the tiller, help with... More

Maybe he was having a bad day, but Ward wasn't very friendly on our voyage. He was, however, very good about letting us man the tiller and I think may have actually preferred it. We got him to smile a couple of times but to be honest, I would think it would be a plus in his business to be... More

Our 3 hour trip was good from the point of view that we made it good. We arrived as scheduled to find no one at the boat, so we sat on the dock and ate our sandwiches. We called the number, but could hear the phone was on the boat, and Ward was not. When he did arrive, he barely... More

Fantastic Trip! We give it the highest rating. Ward had the boat ready and was waiting for us when we arrived at the agreed time. He gave us an orientation to the boat and to general safety considerations when out on the water. We then headed out for an afternoon of beautiful and relaxing sailing. This trip can be a... More

Great trip! Even got to steer and pull ropes. Felt like I was really learning how to sail. Very knowledgeable captain!

Cap't Ward Fay took my wife and I and our grown daughter and her husband out for a morning sail on his classic wooden boat. The fog was clearing as we left the dock, and the Captain quickly turned the helm over to me and then to the others while he set and trimmed sails. We had only very light... More

We had a wonderful time with Ward on his beautiful wooden sailboat. For those of you who are curious about sailing, or just want to go for the amazing scenery, this is the trip for you!!