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Port Orchard Yacht Club Lighted Boat Parade
The annual Port Orchard Yacht Club
Lighted Boat Parade with Santa in the lead, greeting children by name all along the shoreline. On Saturday, December 11, starting
at 5:00 pm. The Lighted Boat Parade/ Santa Ship route and approximate times of arrival are: 5:00 Southworth, 5:15 Harper, 5:50 Manchester, 6:00 Orchard Point, 6:20 Point Glover, 6:30 Waterman Point, 6:45 Waterman Dock, 7:20 Annapolis. The is public invited. Call Capt. Sherry Barnhart at
(360) 731-7776 with your name and phone number or send in your request to Port Orchard YC, P.O. Box 3, Port Orchard, WA 98366. Attn: Santa Boat.
Friday Harbor Lighted Boat Parade
Friday Harbor Sailing Club Lighted
Boat Parade will be on December 11. The parade starts at 5:30 pm. Monitor VHF 72. Begins at Shipyard Cove Marina and follow the “Reindeer” lead boat two laps around the course. Contact Rebecca Hughes at email:
Rebecca@WindermereSJI.com or (360) 370-5855. Santa Ship questions, Brian Brown (360) 378-4851.
Bellingham Yacht Club Lighted Boat Parade
The Bellingham Yacht Club’s Annual
Lighted Boat Parade will be held on Friday, December 3 and begin at 6:00 pm and Saturday, December 4 and begin at 5:30 pm. All boaters are invited to participate. To register, call Michele Bodtke at (360) 720-4155.
Seas ‘n Greetings
A Holiday Tradition On The Thea Foss
The marinas located along the Thea
Foss Waterway in Downtown Tacoma have announced their 5th Annual Holiday Boat Decorating Contest, Seas ‘N Greetings, to be held the evening of December 18. Judging will commence at 4:30pm. Lighted boats will be seen from Foss Harbor Marina down to Dock St. Marina, Delin Docks Marina and Foss Landing. Vessels will be judged based on
Bremerton
Christmas Boat Parade On Friday, December 10 and
Saturday, December 11, the Bremerton Yacht Club presents this year’s Santa Ship and Lighted Boats parade. If you wish to have a child’s name mentioned, contact BYC, 2700 Yacht Haven Way, Bremerton, WA 98312, or call (360) 479-2662 or
www.bremertonyachtclub.org On Friday, December 10, the parade
begins at 6:30 pm at the Yacht Club, follows the Tracyton shoreline and Port Washington Narrows into Sinclair Inlet and ends about 9:30 pm at Ruby Point. December 11, the parade also begins
at the Yacht Club and follows the south and western shorelines of Dyes Inlet and ends in front of the Yacht Club.
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their use of lights, their creativity, and their theme. An independent panel of judges will choose an overall Grand Prize Winner for the waterway and 1st, 2nd, & 3rd places for marinas North of the 11th St. Bridge and also for Marinas South of the bridge. We are also adding a special category this year for our “guest boats”. Boaters are welcome to come for the weekend and participate in our decorating contest, the more the merrier. Any decorated vessels moored in
the Thea Foss Waterway at Foss Harbor Marina, Dock Street Marina, Delin Docks Marina, or Foss Landing are eligible to participate. This includes boaters who come in for guest moorage. SEAS ‘N GREETINGS individual
boater’s awards will be presented at the Foss Waterway Seaport Museum, 705 Dock St. between 6:00-9:00pm. The Marina with the best decorated boat will also be awarded with the Waterway Trophy, which will be held at the winning marina until the following year when the next event takes place. There will be hot drinks, cookies, and possibly some local entertainment. Bring a toy to donate to Toys-For-Tots and help your personal community.
Gig Harbor Yacht Club Lighted Boat Parade
The annual Gig Harbor Yacht
Club sponsored Lighted Boat Parade will be held on Saturday, December 11. The parade will begin at 5:00 pm from the Gig Harbor Town Dock and proceed around the harbor twice in a counter-clockwise direction. Weather permitting, the parade will continue out of the harbor to Point Evans and return to Gig Harbor. All local and visiting decorated
boats are invited to join in the parade. Skippers are encouraged to monitor VHF Channel 16 and 68 for instructions from the lead parade boat. Please fall in anywhere behind the lead boat, which is Berjango, a 40’ Ocean Alexander that will have a sleigh and reindeer. For more information on the Lighted
Boat Parade, contact Yolanda Essig at (253) 851-1807 or (253) 265-2044.
Mukilteo Yacht Club Lighted Boat Parade
December 4. For more information contact
www.mukilteoyachtclub.com
Edmonds Yacht Club Holiday on the Docks!
The Edmonds Yacht Club welcomes
the public to view holiday lights showcased at the guest moorage docks at the Port of Edmonds. Club members decorate their boats with bright lights and seasonal décor and are available to view each night starting December 6th through December 31st. Guest moorage is located on docks “J”, “K”, and “L”. Each year the Edmonds Yacht
Club supports local charities during the holiday season. This year they will support the Carol Rowe Memorial Food Bank, Rotary First Harvest, and local animal shelters. To find out more about the Edmonds Yacht Club, please visit:
www.EdmondsYachtClub.com
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