POMPANO BEACH, FL – Thousands kicked off the holiday season during the 50th Annual Holiday Boat Parade. For the 2012 celebration, 53 boats jazzed up their boats for a glide down the Intracoastal Waterway through Pompano Beach, Deerfield Beach, Lighthouse Point and Hillsboro Beach to the Boca Raton Line. Residents in all four cities decorated along the shoreline and gathered to watch this year’s special 50th Anniversary of the boat parade chaired by Dr. Brian Rask and Michele Greene. This year’s Grand Marshals Gwen & Richard Leys led the boat parade on the “Musette,” this year’s lead boat.
“This was the best participation in the Pompano Beach Holiday Boat Parade in recent years. - we had 53 boats and we feel the date change along with it being the 50th Anniversary  of the event brought out a lot of people,” said Chamber President Ric Green. “In addition to it being a Free Event for both participants and viewers, we also paid prize money in certain categories and gave all participants a $25 card for gas for the boat as well.“

This year’s winners include:
Best in Show –
Over 30 ft - SEXY

Most Unique  
Over 30 ft. – Noah’s Ark
Under 30 ft. – Cruising Attitude

Best in Sound  
Over 30 ft. – Bimini Twist
Under 30 ft. - Captiva

Best Entertainment
Over 30 ft. – Rusty Hook
Under 30 ft – Got Rum

Best Club – Kokomo - HISC

Best Commercial – Killer Green
Best First Timers

Tied between:  Angela Nuran & Down the Hatch

Most Effective Lighting
Over 30 ft. – Knot On Call
Under 30 ft. – Coconut Telegraph

Best Private Boat
Over 30 ft. – War Eagle
Under 30 ft. – SeaTeaz

Best Deerfield Beach Entry – Southern Breeze

Best Lighthouse Point Entry – Reel Priority

Pompano Beach Chamber Award
Over 30 ft – Shake a Leg Miami
Under 30 ft – Tuned Blue

Spirit of the Parade Award – NO Name – Kiwanis Club of Pompano Beach
TOP THREE POINT WINNERS – out of a possible 200
SEXY                          183 pts.
Bimini Twist              178 pts.
Noah’s Ark                 163 pts.