Parade Theme: 50 Years of Hard Rockin’ Fun… Winterfest 2021
Grand Marshal: Mario Lopez
Celebrity: Captain Lee (Bravo’s Below Deck)
Commodore: Shane Strum
Belle of the Ball: Renée Korbel Quinn
Jr. Captain of the Parade: Violet Martin on behalf of the Florida Youth Orchestra
Child Warrior Ambassador: Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Poster Artist: Charles Fazzino
Ornament Designer: Pat Anderson
Boat Parade Chairman: Britt Lanier
Parade Enhancement: Jimmie Harrison
Ball Chair: Susan Renneisen
Student Art Chair:
Parade Viewing Area Chairman: David Greenberger
Control Boat Chair: Terry Delmonaco
Ham Operator: Carol Sjursen
Dock Walker Chair:
VIP Area: Lisa Duke
Captain’s Cup Chairman:
Carolyn McLaughlin Volunteer Spirits Award Winner:
Community Outreach: Wendy Liebowitz
Future Vision: Ben Wesley
Sponsorship: Rob Kornahrens
Marketing & Communications: Karla Nelson-Thatcher
White Party Chair: Alyssa Lovitt
Volunteer Party Chair:
Chairman of the Board: Mark Swenson
President/CEO: Lisa Scott-Founds
2021 VIDEOS:
All videos produced by WSVN Channel 7 unless otherwise noted.
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS:
A History of Belles and Commodores
BELLES OF THE BALL
1997 Ina Lee – Inaugural Belle of the Ball
1998 Linda Gill
1999 Ginny Miller
2000 Connie Francis
2001 Nicki Grossman
2002 Patricia Collier
2003 Stacey Hallberg
2004 Cindy Rodriquez
2005 Queen Ann Marie Dunn
2006 Nancy Daly
2007 Marge Osceola
2008 None
2009 Arlette Spaniak
2010 Susan Renneisen
2011 Connie Chaney
2012 Lily Pardo
2013 Stacy Copeland
2014 Diana Reed
2015 Lori Perlman
2016 Wendy Liebowitz
2017 Eugenia Ellis
2018 Alyssa Lovitt
2019 Robyn Vines
2020 None
2021 Renée Korbel Quinn
COMMODORES
1997 None
1998 Guy Harvey – Inaugural Commodore
1999 Howard Schnellenberger
2000 Geoffrey Bodine
2001 Max Osceola, Jr.
2002 Kaye Pearson
Admiral Edmund Ansin
2003 Preston Henn
2004 Carey Chen
2005 Pharaoh James (JR) Dunn
2006 Charles Fazzino
2007 Max Osceola, Jr.
2008 Jim Dunn
2009 None
2010 Frank Herhold
2011 Greg “Moondog” Mooney
2012 John Haley
2013 Gary Correll
2014 Rob Kornahrens
2015 Captain Lee Rosbach
Knight Bob Leider
2016 Doug Jones
2017 Ken Ortner
2018 Johnny Williams
2019 Bill Walker
2020 None
2021 Shane Strum
50th Anniversary Winterfest Boat Parade Participants
| Pre-Show | ||
| D |  | Romantic Venice (D) |
| H |  | South Florida Kayaking Meetup (H) |
| G | Moore Paddleboarders (G) | |
| Parade | ||
| 1 |  | U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Hudson |
| 2 |  | Winterfest Fireworks Presented By Ford |
| 3 |  | Fort Lauderdale Fire Boat 49 |
| 4 |  | Seminole Hard Rock Grand Marshal Showboat Presented By Fifth Third Bank |
| 5 |  | Marine Industries Association on board Summerwind |
| 6 |  | Republic National Distributing Company on board Catalina |
| 7 |  | AARP Celebrates 50 Years Of Winterfest on board Ballyhoo |
| 8 |  | Advanced Roofing on board Millie |
| 9 |  | Mobile Mike on board Reflection |
| 10 |  | The Beatles on board Water Taxi |
| 11 |  | We Will Rock You |
| 12 |  | The Ice Cream Float |
| 13 |  | Biscayne Bay Foundation |
| 14 |  | NSU Student Veterans on board Starmarker |
| 15 |  | The Paris Princess |
| 16 |  | Felicity |
| 17 |  | Karma Broward on Midnight Express |
| 18 |  | Jr. Captain Showboat Powered By FPL & Two Men And A Truck |
| 19 |  | Wellington Conservation Center on board Musette |
| 20 |  | Ballyhoo 1 |
| 21 |  | Mr Bobb |
| 22 |  | WSVN on board The Venetian Lady |
| 23 |  | Celsius on board Caprice |
| 24 |  | The Rock |
| 25 |  | Key Largo |
| 28 |  | Sailfish |
| 29 |  | Poseidon Marine |
| 30 |  | American Lung Association’s Turquoise Takeover |
| 31 |  | Sea Scouts on board Shake A Leg Miami |
| 32 |  | Dunn Deal |
| 33 |  | Toy Soldiers on board Otter |
| 34 |  | War Eagle |
| 35 |  | Navigator |
| 36 |  | Savior Faire |
| 37 |  | The Fine Experience |
| 38 |  | Twin Peaks on board Sundream |
| 39 |  | Knot on Call |
| 42 |  | Nauti Pilot |
| 43 |  | Reel Busy |
| 44 |  | Sails Call |
| 45 |  | Kama Suture |
| 47 |  | Slip n’ Fall Steve |
| 48 |  | FPI Security Services on board The South Florida Princess |
| 49 |  | Cruising Tikis |
| 50 |  | 50th Anniversary of Winterfest |
| 51 |  | Sea Tow & The 12 Dinghies of Christmas |
| 52 |  | Sexy Fish |
| 53 |  | Magic Moment |
| 54 |  | Flockfest on board Rubberduck |
| 55 |  | Risque Calcule |
| 57 |  | Under The Sea on board Water Taxi |
| 58 |  | Winterfest Patriotic Red White Blue on board Water Taxi |
| 60 |  | Miss Direction |
| 61 |  | Broward College on board Water Taxi |
| 62 |  | Bluefoot Pirates with The Florida Renaissance Festival |
| 63 |  | Da Plug Promotion |
| 64 |  | Miss Nicole |
| 65 |  | Negroni Law Group on board No Photos Please |
| 66 |  | Island Time |
| 67 |  | ESPE Foundation on board Epic |
| 68 |  | Dining Divas aboard Colleen Marie |
| 69 |  | La Sirene |
| 70 |  | El Ladrillo III |
| 71 |  | Don’t Stop Believin’ |
| 72 |  | M/Y Disco |
| 73 |  | Chabad Lubavitch of Ft. Lauderdale on board Flamingo |
| 74 |  | MSP Recovery on board Namaste |
| 75 |  | Turnaround |
| 76 |  | Reel Estate |
| 77 |  | Aquarius |
| 78 |  | Rey of Sunshine |
| 79 |  | Reel Survivor |
| 80 |  | Love Shack |
| 82 |  | Paddle Pub |
| 83 |  | Renand Foundation on board Soar |
| 84 |  | Miss Adventure |
| 85 |  | Omega Psi Phi on board The Grand Princess |
| 86 |  | Closing Time |
| 87 |  | Squad House |
| 88 |  | Seavorce |
| 89 |  | Marine Toys For Tots on board Stay Afloat Party Boat |
| 90 |  | Bella Candela |
| 91 |  | Brandon’s Boat |
| 92 |  | Bottom Feeder |
| 93 |  | Perfect Life |
| 95 |  | United States Coast Guard Search and Rescue |
| 96 |  | Florida Children’s Theater on board Black Pearl |
| 97 |  | Catholic Health Services Live Nativity on board Water Taxi |
| 98 |  | Florida Nonpofits & Red Cross on board Unexpected Pleasure |
| 99 |  | Winterfest Rudolph on board Miss Pontoon |
| 100 |  | West Marine Brings Santa on board Jungle Queen |
