Today marks the shortest day of the year, with lots of ancient traditions. The sun will rise around 7:55 a.m. and set around 4:20 p.m. on Dec. 21, giving Seattleites just a precious 8 hours, 25 minutes and 25 seconds of daylight to enjoy on winter solstice.

But…it also means every day is now getting longer and we are on our way to summer!

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/learn-about/weather/seasons/winter/winter-solstice-facts

We had a blast last night making new friends, singing Christmas songs, and spreading holiday cheer throughout the marina with our dinghy parade. Looking forward to making it bigger and better next year!

This Sunday, Dec. 14th. Hope to see you out there!

The weather is looking much better for a Christmas Dinghy Parade this Sunday evening! Hope you’ll join us at 5pm on the guest dock!

Down to the minute details will be described on the Facebook Tenants page, this blog and communicated real time on VHF 71.

Your Shilshole Liveaboard Association is encouraging everyone to decorate their boats with lights this holiday season!  With the dark evenings upon us, why not get your lights up early and spread a little cheer!

The Argosy Christmas Ships will be at Shilshole on Thurs, Dec 11th. There will be 2 sailings: 5pm and 8pm with a bonfire at Golden Gardens at 8:20pm.

Other light displays by boat are at Kingston Cove and Poulsbo.

Your Shilshole Liveaboard Assoc. wishes you all a very safe, joyous and thankful day!  With the challenges and stress we all face in different ways, this is a perfect time to reflect on how lucky we are to have each other, and our incredible liveaboard lifestyle!