The Sinclair Inlet Yacht Club and the Port of Bremerton will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Christmas Lane Decorated Boat Contest Dec. 5-7 at the Port Orchard Marina.

As a part of Port Orchard’s annual Festival of Chimes and Lights, there is three free moorage for all decorated boats during the three-day event.

On Dec. 5, a gathering is planned on the party dock with a light snack and hot buttered rum.

On Dec. 6, the boats will be decorated and at 3 p.m. sandwiches, chips and soda will be available at the party dock before the voting begins.

Public voting will start at 6 p.m. and the docks will be flooded with people looking at all the decorated boats. Voting ends at 8 p.m.

A soup buffet and awards ceremony is slated for 8:30 p.m. on the party dock. Trophies will be presented along with gift certificates and gift baskets in categories such as “People’s Choice” and “Who came the Greatest Distance?”

For more information, go online to www.sinclairinletyachtclub.com or on Facebook.