Christmas Boat Parade Video

RWS · Post by **RWS** » Tue Dec 21, 2010 6:10 pm

You will see us at about 5:15 on this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHwOkECojNo

Punta Gorda Boat Parade home page is

http://www.puntagordaboatparade.com

Next year we are expecting close to or just over 100 boats

RWS

foofer b · Post by **foofer b** » Tue Dec 21, 2010 6:43 pm

Wow lotta boats. What did it say on top of your boat?

Paul · Post by **Paul** » Tue Dec 21, 2010 6:49 pm

I wish our boat was covered in Christmas lights. Instead its covered in plastic and snow.

I'll bet it was a great party.

RWS · Post by **RWS** » Tue Dec 21, 2010 6:52 pm

foofer b wrote:Wow lotta boats. What did it say on top of your boat?

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"A CHRISTMAS STORY"

There is a FRAGILE box with a leg lamp mounted on top

RWS

Stripermann2 · Post by **Stripermann2** » Tue Dec 21, 2010 7:21 pm

Very impressive, RWS!
I chair our annual lighted boat parade every year, our 13th now...
However, with most folks already winterized in my parts and temps they way they are, we are limited in participation. I had 12 boats, all dressed up. We gave out gift certificates to the top three dressed boats. It was a great evening and the town enjoyed the parade! The spirit lives on!

k9th · Post by **k9th** » Tue Dec 21, 2010 8:10 pm

Neat deal and thanks for posting it.

dodgeem · Post by **dodgeem** » Tue Dec 21, 2010 9:12 pm

love the leg lamp...frag-il-ay...must be Itialian!

mytrojan · Post by **mytrojan** » Wed Dec 22, 2010 8:27 am

Looks like alot of fun. The xmas tree sailboat looked pretty cool. No light parades up here for a few months.....

JGedridge · Post by **JGedridge** » Fri Dec 24, 2010 6:25 am

That is SOO COOL! I wish I could be in that, but instead Im in inside heated storage and all tore apart!

captainmaniac · Post by **captainmaniac** » Fri Dec 24, 2010 9:27 am

There is an alternative for 'northerners'... In Orillia (Ontario) they have a "Christmas In July" celebration where people decorate up their boats the same way.

rossjo · Post by **rossjo** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 11:54 am

Great video. Looks like THE party boat ....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHwOkECojNo

We missed the Charleston Boat Parade this year because we watched Auburn kick South Carolina's butt instead.

rbcool · Post by **rbcool** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 12:41 pm

Excellent job RWS !!!
I usually captain a 60 footer for the parade up here every year, but I think yours is a bit nicer than that one. Definately more spirited

Ron

RWS · Post by **RWS** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 1:04 pm

Thank you all for the kind words.

And yes, that IS a high school senior in the bunny suit !

Here's the parade website.

http://www.puntagordaboatparade.com

We're expecting close to 100 boats next year.

RWS

captainmaniac · Post by **captainmaniac** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 1:43 pm

RWS wrote:Thank you all for the kind words.

And yes, that IS a high school senior in the bunny suit !

Here's the parade website.

http://www.puntagordaboatparade.com

We're expecting close to 100 boats next year.

RWS

I was gonna ask what's with the Easter Bunny, but didn't want to insult anyone

RWS · Post by **RWS** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 6:22 am

The LEG LAMP, FRAGILE BOX and the BUNNY SUIT are from the movie "A CHRISTMAS STORY"

Spectators cheered and made comments like "You'll shoot your eye out kid"

Our best decoration concept yet.

Next year we'll add the flagpole and we'll have another high schoool kid there next year with his tongue stuck to the flagpole.

If you haven't seen the film, you won't get it.

RWS