diff --git a/src/apps/gameboard/consumers.py b/src/apps/gameboard/consumers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..53e3f34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/gameboard/consumers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+"""My-Sea spectate WebSocket — pushes the owner's draw to watching invitees so
+they witness each card land WITHOUT refreshing (user-spec 2026-05-29).
+
+Mirrors the epic `RoomConsumer` broadcast pattern (view → `group_send` →
+consumer handler → `send_json`), but keyed on the owner (`mysea_<owner_id>`)
+since my-sea has no Room. Read-only: clients never send, they only receive a
+`sea_draw` event carrying the owner's full current hand; `my-sea-seats.js` /
+sea.js fill the cross from it. Membership gate matches the voice consumer — the
+owner, or a present invitee (deposited, not left).
+"""
+
+from channels.db import database_sync_to_async
+from channels.generic.websocket import AsyncJsonWebsocketConsumer
+
+
+class MySeaSpectateConsumer(AsyncJsonWebsocketConsumer):
+    async def connect(self):
+        self.owner_id = self.scope["url_route"]["kwargs"]["owner_id"]
+        self.user = self.scope.get("user")
+        self.group = None
+        if not (self.user and getattr(self.user, "is_authenticated", False)):
+            await self.close()
+            return
+        if not await self._can_watch():
+            await self.close()
+            return
+        self.group = f"mysea_{self.owner_id}"
+        await self.channel_layer.group_add(self.group, self.channel_name)
+        await self.accept()
+
+    async def disconnect(self, code):
+        if self.group:
+            await self.channel_layer.group_discard(self.group, self.channel_name)
+
+    # ── room-group fan-out handler ──────────────────────────────────────
+    async def sea_draw(self, event):
+        """Relay the owner's hand to the watching client."""
+        await self.send_json({"type": "sea_draw", "hand": event.get("hand", [])})
+
+    # ── membership gate ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    @database_sync_to_async
+    def _can_watch(self):
+        """The owner OR a present invitee (ACCEPTED + deposited + not left)."""
+        if str(self.user.id) == str(self.owner_id):
+            return True
+        from apps.gameboard.models import SeaInvite
+        return SeaInvite.objects.filter(
+            owner_id=self.owner_id, invitee=self.user,
+            status=SeaInvite.ACCEPTED,
+            token_deposited_at__isnull=False, left_at__isnull=True,
+        ).exists()
diff --git a/src/apps/gameboard/routing.py b/src/apps/gameboard/routing.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87dfcac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/gameboard/routing.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from django.urls import path
+
+from . import consumers
+
+
+websocket_urlpatterns = [
+    path("ws/my-sea-spectate/<uuid:owner_id>/",
+         consumers.MySeaSpectateConsumer.as_asgi()),
+]
diff --git a/src/apps/gameboard/tests/integrated/test_spectate_consumer.py b/src/apps/gameboard/tests/integrated/test_spectate_consumer.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e52b8b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/gameboard/tests/integrated/test_spectate_consumer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+"""Channels ITs for MySeaSpectateConsumer — the async-witness WS that pushes
+the owner's draw to watching invitees (user-spec 2026-05-29).
+
+Same shape as the voice consumer tests: scope injected directly, in-memory
+channel layer, `@tag("channels")` (excluded from the default run).
+"""
+
+from channels.db import database_sync_to_async
+from channels.testing.websocket import WebsocketCommunicator
+from django.contrib.auth.models import AnonymousUser
+from django.test import TransactionTestCase, override_settings, tag
+from django.utils import timezone
+
+from apps.gameboard.consumers import MySeaSpectateConsumer
+from apps.gameboard.models import SeaInvite
+from apps.lyric.models import User
+
+
+TEST_CHANNEL_LAYERS = {
+    "default": {"BACKEND": "channels.layers.InMemoryChannelLayer"},
+}
+
+
+@tag("channels")
+@override_settings(CHANNEL_LAYERS=TEST_CHANNEL_LAYERS)
+class MySeaSpectateConsumerTest(TransactionTestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.owner = User.objects.create(email="owner@test.io", username="discoman")
+        self.bud = User.objects.create(email="bud@test.io", username="budster")
+
+    def _comm(self, user):
+        comm = WebsocketCommunicator(
+            MySeaSpectateConsumer.as_asgi(),
+            f"/ws/my-sea-spectate/{self.owner.id}/",
+        )
+        comm.scope["user"] = user
+        comm.scope["url_route"] = {"kwargs": {"owner_id": self.owner.id}}
+        return comm
+
+    def _invite(self, present):
+        return SeaInvite.objects.create(
+            owner=self.owner, invitee=self.bud, invitee_email=self.bud.email,
+            status=SeaInvite.ACCEPTED, accepted_at=timezone.now(),
+            token_deposited_at=timezone.now() if present else None,
+        )
+
+    async def test_owner_can_watch(self):
+        comm = self._comm(self.owner)
+        connected, _ = await comm.connect()
+        self.assertTrue(connected)
+        await comm.disconnect()
+
+    async def test_unauthenticated_is_rejected(self):
+        comm = self._comm(AnonymousUser())
+        connected, _ = await comm.connect()
+        self.assertFalse(connected)
+
+    async def test_stranger_is_rejected(self):
+        comm = self._comm(self.bud)   # no invite
+        connected, _ = await comm.connect()
+        self.assertFalse(connected)
+
+    async def test_accepted_but_not_present_is_rejected(self):
+        await database_sync_to_async(self._invite)(present=False)
+        comm = self._comm(self.bud)
+        connected, _ = await comm.connect()
+        self.assertFalse(connected)
+
+    async def test_present_invitee_receives_the_owners_hand(self):
+        await database_sync_to_async(self._invite)(present=True)
+        comm = self._comm(self.bud)
+        connected, _ = await comm.connect()
+        self.assertTrue(connected)
+        from channels.layers import get_channel_layer
+        hand = [{"position": "lay", "card_id": 1,
+                 "reversed": False, "polarity": "gravity"}]
+        await get_channel_layer().group_send(
+            f"mysea_{self.owner.id}", {"type": "sea_draw", "hand": hand})
+        msg = await comm.receive_json_from()
+        self.assertEqual(msg, {"type": "sea_draw", "hand": hand})
+        await comm.disconnect()
diff --git a/src/apps/gameboard/tests/integrated/test_views.py b/src/apps/gameboard/tests/integrated/test_views.py
index 2d26ab6..63c2c04 100644
--- a/src/apps/gameboard/tests/integrated/test_views.py
+++ b/src/apps/gameboard/tests/integrated/test_views.py
@@ -1860,6 +1860,31 @@ class MySeaLockHandViewTest(TestCase):
         response = self.client.get(self.url)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 405)
 
+    def test_lock_broadcasts_hand_to_spectators(self):
+        # The owner's draw pushes the full hand to watching invitees (async
+        # witness, 2026-05-29) — my_sea_lock calls _notify_sea_draw(owner, hand).
+        import json
+        from unittest.mock import patch
+        payload = self._build_payload()
+        with patch("apps.gameboard.views._notify_sea_draw") as mock_notify:
+            self.client.post(self.url, data=json.dumps(payload),
+                             content_type="application/json")
+        mock_notify.assert_called_once()
+        owner_id, hand = mock_notify.call_args[0]
+        self.assertEqual(owner_id, self.user.id)
+        self.assertEqual(hand, payload["hand"])
+
+    def test_lock_succeeds_even_when_the_broadcast_fails(self):
+        # The broadcast is best-effort — a down/missing channel layer must NOT
+        # break the solo draw save (guarded in _notify_sea_draw).
+        import json
+        from unittest.mock import patch
+        with patch("channels.layers.get_channel_layer",
+                   side_effect=Exception("redis down")):
+            resp = self.client.post(self.url, data=json.dumps(self._build_payload()),
+                                    content_type="application/json")
+        self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 200)
+
     def test_lock_post_creates_my_sea_draw_for_user(self):
         import json
         from apps.gameboard.models import MySeaDraw
diff --git a/src/apps/gameboard/views.py b/src/apps/gameboard/views.py
index e674fe5..c07803d 100644
--- a/src/apps/gameboard/views.py
+++ b/src/apps/gameboard/views.py
@@ -450,6 +450,25 @@ def _tax_brief_payload(user, slug_marker, dismissed_at, dismiss_url):
     return payload
 
 
+def _notify_sea_draw(owner_id, hand):
+    """Best-effort push of the owner's current hand to watching invitees (the
+    my-sea spectate WS, `mysea_<owner_id>`) so they witness each card land
+    without refreshing. Guarded — a missing/down channel layer must never break
+    the solo draw, since the spectate is an enhancement, not a hard dependency."""
+    try:
+        from asgiref.sync import async_to_sync
+        from channels.layers import get_channel_layer
+        layer = get_channel_layer()
+        if layer is None:
+            return
+        async_to_sync(layer.group_send)(
+            f"mysea_{owner_id}",
+            {"type": "sea_draw", "hand": hand},
+        )
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+
+
 @login_required(login_url="/")
 @require_POST
 def my_sea_lock(request):
@@ -512,6 +531,7 @@ def my_sea_lock(request):
             existing.paid_through_at = None
             update_fields.append("paid_through_at")
         existing.save(update_fields=update_fields)
+        _notify_sea_draw(request.user.id, existing.hand)   # live to spectators
         return JsonResponse({
             "ok": True,
             "next_free_draw_at": (
@@ -549,6 +569,7 @@ def my_sea_lock(request):
         significator_id=sig_id,
         significator_reversed=request.user.significator_reversed,
     )
+    _notify_sea_draw(request.user.id, draw.hand)   # live to spectators
     # Append the @taxman ledger entry + spawn the Brief. Response carries
     # the Brief payload so the picker IIFE can surface the banner in-place
     # w.o. a page reload — same affordance the prior in-template
@@ -584,6 +605,7 @@ def my_sea_delete(request):
     if draw is not None:
         draw.hand = []
         draw.save(update_fields=["hand"])
+        _notify_sea_draw(request.user.id, [])   # clear the spectators' cross
     return HttpResponse(status=204)
 
 
diff --git a/src/core/asgi.py b/src/core/asgi.py
index dd49130..b27d07a 100644
--- a/src/core/asgi.py
+++ b/src/core/asgi.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from channels.routing import ProtocolTypeRouter, URLRouter
 from channels.auth import AuthMiddlewareStack
 
 import apps.epic.routing
+import apps.gameboard.routing
 import apps.voice.routing
 
 
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ application = ProtocolTypeRouter({
     'websocket': AuthMiddlewareStack(
         URLRouter(
             apps.epic.routing.websocket_urlpatterns
+            + apps.gameboard.routing.websocket_urlpatterns
             + apps.voice.routing.websocket_urlpatterns
         )
     ),
diff --git a/src/templates/apps/gameboard/my_sea_visit.html b/src/templates/apps/gameboard/my_sea_visit.html
index d131c35..ded7aac 100644
--- a/src/templates/apps/gameboard/my_sea_visit.html
+++ b/src/templates/apps/gameboard/my_sea_visit.html
@@ -132,6 +132,70 @@
         }
     }());
     </script>
+    {# Async witness — a WS to `mysea_<owner>` pushes the owner's hand as each #}
+    {# card lands; SeaDeal.register fills the cross slot (+ seeds it clickable) #}
+    {# live, no refresh. A DEL (empty hand) re-empties the cleared slots.       #}
+    <script>
+    (function () {
+        if (!('WebSocket' in window)) return;
+        var deckEl = document.getElementById('id_my_sea_deck');
+        var deck = {};
+        try { deck = JSON.parse((deckEl && deckEl.textContent) || '{}'); } catch (e) {}
+        var byId = {};
+        (deck.levity || []).concat(deck.gravity || []).forEach(function (c) { byId[c.id] = c; });
+
+        function _applyHand(hand) {
+            if (!window.SeaDeal || !window.SeaDeal.register) return;
+            var cross = document.querySelector('.my-sea-cross');
+            if (!cross) return;
+            var inHand = {};
+            (hand || []).forEach(function (e) {
+                if (!e || !e.position) return;
+                inHand[e.position] = true;
+                var card = byId[e.card_id];
+                if (!card) return;
+                var c = {};
+                for (var k in card) { if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(card, k)) c[k] = card[k]; }
+                c.reversed = !!e.reversed;
+                window.SeaDeal.register(c, '.sea-pos-' + e.position, e.polarity === 'levity');
+            });
+            // Re-empty any slot the owner cleared (DEL → empty-hand broadcast).
+            cross.querySelectorAll('.sea-card-slot.sea-card-slot--filled').forEach(function (slot) {
+                var pos = slot.dataset.posKey;
+                if (pos && !inHand[pos]) {
+                    var crossing = slot.classList.contains('sea-card-slot--crossing');
+                    slot.className = 'sea-card-slot sea-card-slot--empty' + (crossing ? ' sea-card-slot--crossing' : '');
+                    slot.innerHTML = '';
+                    slot.removeAttribute('data-card-id');
+                    slot.removeAttribute('data-pos-key');
+                }
+            });
+        }
+        window._mySeaApplyHand = _applyHand;   // test seam
+
+        var tries = 0;
+        function _connect() {
+            var scheme = window.location.protocol === 'https:' ? 'wss' : 'ws';
+            var ws;
+            try {
+                ws = new WebSocket(scheme + '://' + window.location.host + '/ws/my-sea-spectate/{{ owner.id }}/');
+            } catch (e) { return; }
+            ws.onmessage = function (ev) {
+                var msg;
+                try { msg = JSON.parse(ev.data); } catch (e) { return; }
+                if (msg && msg.type === 'sea_draw') _applyHand(msg.hand);
+            };
+            // Brief capped reconnect for transient blips (no infinite loop if
+            // the spectate server/Redis is down).
+            ws.onclose = function () { if (tries++ < 5) setTimeout(_connect, 3000); };
+        }
+        if (document.readyState === 'loading') {
+            document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', _connect);
+        } else {
+            _connect();
+        }
+    }());
+    </script>
     {% endif %}
     <script>
     (function () {