TO ENTER YOU BOAT please print, complete

and mail the following forms*:

• PRIVATE Boat Parade Application - ONLY $35
• CHARTER Boat Parade Application
• Both applications must have a drawing or photo of what your parade entry will look like
• ENTRY FEE includes  participation in the parade with a boat number, a photo of your vessel in the parade and two tickets to the Winner's Circle. (if available and your entry is approved)

Remember to mail your proof of insurance with the applications!

SKIPPER'S MEETING  presented by and Plantation Boat Mart

Mandatory for all parade participants:  MONDAY, DECEMBER 10th at 6 p.m.
IMPORTANT NOTE: All Applications must be received one week PRIOR to Skipper's Meeting. Any last minute entries cannot be guaranteed television commentary being forward to our show's producers or docking for staging! And remember:

• Staging on the New River for boat participants will begin as early as 4:30 p.m.
• Winterfest's Television Media Partners have the editing rights to the live television show and Winterfest special. Please contact the Winterfest office regarding Sponsorship opportunities guaranteeing your entry is seen in the Television Show. CLICK HERE

Parade route begins in NEW RIVER and ends in Lake Santa Barbara in Pompano. For a complete map of the parade route visit www.southflorida.com/winterfest.   For other parade maps - click to Google Earth.

CONTROL BOAT - If you would like to be a CONTROL BOAT - please click and fill out the Control Boat Forms and mail them to the Winterfest office.Control Boats must attend at mandatory meeting hosted by Lauderdale Small Boat Club and Broward Amateur Radio Club. CONTROL BOAT MEETING IS WED., DECEMBER 5th.

JUDGING

Judging Area has changed to the Riverside Hotel . Along with the judges, our new host hotel will also be the location of our television broadcast with WSVN Channel 7 and Comcast Communications.

WINTERFEST JUDGES

• Rear Admiral David Kunkel - United States Coast Guard

• Nicki Grossman,  - President & CEO - Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau

• Christine E. Hansen, President of the Realtor® Association of Greater Fort Lauderdale

• Cindi Hutchinson, Commissioner, City of Fort Lauderdale

• Dan Lindblade, Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce

• 2007 Commodore: Bob Leider, WSVN, Channel 7 

ANCHORING  

Recommended Anchoring Areas:

• New River Cut - South of the turn at Bahia Mar.
• Northeast side of the Las Olas Bridge.
• Southwest side of Sunrise Bridge.
• Western portion of Lake Santa Barbara - this is where the parade turns around.

No Anchor Zones

The New River will have no anchor zones and will close for boat traffic at 2:30 p.m. The other parade no anchor zone is Birch State Park. We will be working with many law enforcement agencies and will also provide "control boats" (civilian boaters that have attended safety traning and information seminars regarding the parade). Make sure you are anchored by 4:00 pm as the Intracoastal Waterway will close to all boat traffic at 5:20. See a virtual map with anchoring locations

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