UPDATE! It is going to be a Wet breezy evening!!
Please bring:
Extra tarps, folding awnings, at-anchor shelters, outdoor extension cords, heaters, & any additional protection from rain. All implements that can help enhance our shelter are Greatly Welcomed! It rains every year for this event. We always work together to make this a Great event.
Kingston Dark & Stormy Cruise
Port of Kingston Christmas Lights
December 14-15, 2024
Join us dockside for our annual Kingston Christmas Lights Happy Hour gathering for Dark & Stormy's. STYC will provide the Rum. You bring a *DINNER* Potluck item, your own serving & eating utensils, plates, your own Ice, ginger beer mixers & your other preferred drink choices for the evening.
Please make sure you first register on our STYC Cruise Registration page. THEN you can call the Marina to reserve & pay for your STYC slip. It is important that we have a head count & slip count for this overnight cruise. This year they are requesting a boat list by December 1st (!!!!). "Anyone after that will be taking a chance on getting in". Likewise, due to demand, there will be a Waitlist for this cruise. Please continue to sign-up as there are always cancellations. You Can indeed move up to the Go List.
Register Here: https://www.styc.org/event-5947040
*Request: If you own a small propane or electrical powered heater please contact me @ 206-999-0607 & perhaps consider bringing it with you. We would greatly welcome the heat in Kingston. Unfortunately, No propane campfires are allowed this year. Thanks!!
Also consider bringing your own camp chair, Christmas lights for our little cabana shelter & lanterns to light our potluck food table.
Kingston Marina includes: Fuel Dock, Pump out, WiFi, coin-less showers, laundry, & 2 electric carts for groceries. If your interest take you further than the Marina there are several restaurants, bar's & a brewery in town. There will be a local Jazz band at Divine.
Guest Rate: $1.45 ft - includes electric
VHF channel: 65 Harbormaster ph#: 360-297-3545, #2
STYC channel: 72
***As with any winter PNW crossing, whether calm or in challenging conditions, *Please prepare appropriately* & Check the marine weather forecast.
Let the Merriment commence. The season is upon us!
See you there!!
Kristina, STYC Cruise Director
