Lighted Boat Parade Each year BYC sponsors a lighted boat on a Friday and Saturday night during the Christmas Season. On Friday night the parade begins in Phinney Bay and progresses through Port Washington Narrows and Sinclair Inlet. On Saturday the parade runs from Phinney Bay through all of Dyes Inlet. Both routes are shown on the map below. Approximate arrival times at various points along each parade route are listed on the schedules below. Hear from Santa! Click below to send the greeting you want Santa to give to your family and friends as he passes your location on the Santa Boat. Please note that Santa cannot accept message requests after 5:00pm on the day BEFORE the parade. We are no longer accepting Greetings for 2023.