The winning entries have been announced for the 2014 Christmas Boat Parade (photos below by Lawrence Sherwin):
Sweepstakes: El Navegante (#73), SASCO – Joe Achten
Non-Commercial Sweepstakes: Two are Better Than One (#75), Kyle Miller
Best Powerboat: The Last Hurrah (#43), Rob and Elizabeth Meadows (Morrow – Meadows)
Best Sailboat: The Hippocampus (#1), The Vogler / Flynn Family
Best Music: $ea-Note (#40), Scott Schubert
Best Lights:
1st: My Bebek (#17), Arman & Daron Muratyan
2nd: Alure (#55), Lance & Gary Charlesworth
3rd: Shannon Rose (#62), Shaun Keating
Best Humor and Originality:
1st: Paradise Found (#38), Greg Killingsworth
2nd: The Rose Maria (#3), Ron & Rose Cram
3rd: Amazing Grace (#14), Ed Koll
Best Animation and Special Effects:
1st: D25 (#25), Peter Barbour
2nd: Traveler (#18), Michael Lawler
3rd: (No Name) (#19), Jon & Lauren Muller
Best Boat Under 30 Feet: Anchor of Hope (#72), Christopher Domino
Best First Time Entry: Shannon Rose (#62), Shaun Keating
Best Yacht Club Entry: The Hippocampus (#1), The Vogler/Flynn Family
Yacht Club with Most Entries: Balboa Yacht Club