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Winners: 27th Annual Holiday Flotilla and Fireworks

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North Carolina Holiday Flotilla and Fireworks Winners, Wrightsville Beach, ncPressRelease.com

photography by Josh McClure

Statewide Campaign. Winners Announcement. North Carolina Holiday Flotilla and Fireworks Light Up Thanksgiving Weekend. One minute of fireworks for every year the North Carolina Holiday Flotilla has sponsored its lighted boat parade. Now in its 27th year, the fireworks extravaganza is the highlight of a weekend of family fun and entertainment for all ages, Nov. 26-28

For Immediate Release
November 28, 2010

Winners of 27th Annual NC Holiday Flotilla and Fireworks

Holiday Flotilla Wrightsville Beach; ncPressRelease.com; Blockade Runner

photography by Josh McClure

It ended with a spectacular bang Saturday night at Wrightsville Beach!  27 minutes of fireworks; one minute for every year the NC Holiday Flotilla sponsored its lighted boat parade in Wrightsville Beach harbor.  The fireworks finale was incredible and visible for many miles!

An estimated 50,000 people who visited the town over Thanksgiving weekend were entertained by a wide variety of family activities.

At sundown Saturday, the lighted Holiday Flotilla paraded down the Intracoastal Waterway, Motts Channel and Banks Channel. The captains slowed down, performed  a 360-degree turn, and gave their best show in front of the judges stand at the Blockade Runner Beach Resort.  The parade route ended at the U.S. Coast Guard Station Wrightsville Beach.

Sunday, Jon Evans announced the winners at an awards ceremony at the Blockade Runner:

Best In Show
Boat:  Reel Hot
Theme:  Christmas Snow Globes and Once In a Blue Moon
Captains:  Paula Sturdy and Van Marr of Wrightsville Beach
Best PowerBoat Less than 26 ft.
Boat:  Bottom Line
Theme:  Dragon Pulls Santa
Captain:  Skip Wilson of Wilmington
Best PowerBoat Greater than 26 ft.
Boat:  Primo Bambino
Theme:  Christmas In New York
Captain:  Kendra Homer of Wilmington
Best Sailboat
Boat:  Los Brisas
Theme:  Christmas Tree
Captain:  Frank Lindsey of Wilmington
Best In Costumes and Crew Spirit
Boat:  Jaws
Theme:  Santa’s Sleigh
Captain:  Brady Semmel of Wilmington

The Best In Show wins the grand prize 5-day, 4-night trip to Vista Mar, Jaco Beach, Costa Rica, and a year’s worth of bragging rights.

The official North Carolina Holiday Flotilla website will include photographs of the Flotilla winners (and all entries) on Monday afternoon, November 29.

Contact Information:
(910) 256-2120
www.ncholidayflotilla.org

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