Final Holiday Boat Parade Awards Presented
March 6, 2013
Byline: Ambrosia Brody
Every winter, mariners dress their boats — both large and small — in festive holiday lights and decorations, in hopes of taking home a coveted title in a local boat parade. Last year was no exception, as mariners in Newport Beach and San Diego decked their boats with twinkling lights and holiday spirit.
Participants in the 104th Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade decorated their vessels to the theme “Surf, Sand and Santa!” And at the 41st annual San Diego Bay Parade of Lights, boat owners got creative with the theme “USS Santa Claus.”
Here are the award winners:
NEWPORT BEACH
Sweepstakes: The Last Hurrah, Rob and Elizabeth Meadows
Best Powerboat: El Navegante, Sasco Electric
Best Sailboat: D25, Peter Barbour
Best Lights: My Bebek, Arman and Daron Muratyan, 2nd: Amazing Grace, Ed Koll; 3rd: Jontika 2, Clayton and Kim Robinson
Humor and Originality: 1st: Two Are Better Than One, Kyle Miller; 2nd: Paddy John, Patrick and Nancy Redmond; 3rd: Paradise Found, Greg Killingsworth
Animation and Special Effects: 1st: Sea Schooner, Travis Petty; 2nd: The Rose Maria, Ron and Rose Cram; 3rd: Naiad, ExplorOcean/Newport Harbor Nautical Museum
Best Music: Sea-Note, Scott Schubert
Best Boat Under 30 feet: Grad Plan, Leonard and Lorrie Perez
Best First-time Entry: Jontika 2, Clayton and Kim Robinson
Best Yacht Club Entry: Sea-Note, Scott Schubert
SAN DIEGO
Best of Parade: Scott’s Landing
San Diego Bay Parade of Lights Committee Award: Maverick
San Diego Port Tenants Award: Seafarer
Best Yacht Club Entry: Fantasea
Runner-up Best Yacht Club Entry: Right Here Right Now
Best Marina Entry: Angler Management
Runner-up Best Marina Entry: Charlotte Ann
Best of Power (Commercial): Dolphin
Runner-up Best of Power (Commercial): Double Down
Best of Power (Private) for boats 46 feet and over: Blue Sky
Runner-up Best of Power (Private) for boats 46 feet and over: Dr. Sic
Best of Power (Private) for boats 33 to 45 feet: Pylon
Runner-up Best of Power (Private) for boats 33 to 45 feet: Whiskers
Best of Power (Private) for boats 32 feet and under: Mary Elsa
Runner-up Best of Power (Private) for boats 32 feet and under: Second Chance
Best Commercial Sail: Aquamarine II
Runner-up Best of Commercial Sail: America
Best of Sail (Private) 46 feet and over: Windswept
Runner-up Best of Sail (Private) 46 feet and over: Brazen Hussey
Best of Sail (Private) 33 to 45 feet: Kai Ora
Runner-up Best of Sail (Private) 33 to 45 feet: Aslan
Best of Sail (Private) 32 feet and under: Escape
Runner-up Best of Sail (Private) 32 feet and under: Wind & Wing
Best Self-powered: SWC Outrigger Canoe
Runner-up Self-powered: Lokalani2
