The 25th Annual Boat Parade of Lights

THE LONDON BRIDGE YACHT CLUB IS PROUD TO HAVE PRESENTED LAKE HAVASU CITY'S 25th ANNUAL BOAT PARADE OF LIGHTS. CLICK HERE FOR A LIST OF ALL PRIZE WINNERS. CLICK HERE TO VIEW PICTURES OF ALL ENTRIES.

THE LAST 24 YEARS HAVE SEEN A WIDE VARIETY OF FLOATS, RANGING FROM BASIC CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS TO VERY ELABORATE AND UNIQUE DISPLAYS.

TO COMMEMORATE THIS INCREDIBLE VARIETY OF THEMES AND DECORATIONS, THIS YEAR'S THEME WAS "REPRESENT YOURSELF". AS USUAL, CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND DECORATIONS WERE EXPECTED TO BE AN INTEGRAL PART OF EVERY ENTRY.

NO MATTER WHAT TYPE OF BOAT (OR FLOATING VESSEL) THEY HAD, ENTRIES WERE ENCOURAGED TO DECORATE IT TO REPRESENT THEIR SPECIAL INTERESTS, THEIR BUSINESS OR PROFESSION, THEIR RECREATIONAL PASTIMES, THEIR HERITAGE OR PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. PREVIOUS ENTRIES WERE ENCOURAGED TO RETURN FOR AN ENCORE PRESENTATION. LARGE OR ELABORATE DISPLAYS WERE NOT REQUIRED, ONLY SOME LIGHTS ON A BOAT AND A DESIRE TO JOIN THE FUN!

PARADE ENTRIES WERE JUDGED ON SATURDAY NIGHT BY AN INDEPENDENT PANEL OF FIVE JUDGES, SELECTED FROM AMONG COMMUNITY LEADERS AND RESIDENTS. THE PARADE COMMITTEE AWARDED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN PRIZES BASED ON THE JUDGING RESULTS. CLICK HERE TO LEARN WHO THE GRAND MARSHALL AND JUDGES WERE.

USING THE LINKS ON THIS PAGE YOU MAY REVIEW DETAILS ABOUT THIS YEAR'S BOAT PARADE OF LIGHTS, CONTACT THE PARADE COMMITTEE, OR VIEW ENTRIES FROM PRIOR YEAR PARADES.

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PARADE WAS TO HAVE FUN AND TO REPRESENT THE SPIRIT OF OUR CITY. ALL BOAT ENTRIES WERE WELCOME, NO MATTER HOW LARGE OR SMALL AND NO MATTER HOW ELABORATE. ALL THAT WAS REQUIRED WAS A BOAT AND A FEW LIGHTS. WE HOPE TO SEE YOU IN DECEMBER NEXT YEAR FOR OUR 26th BOAT PARADE OF LIGHTS, ONE OF LAKE HAVASU CITY'S PREMIER ANNUAL EVENTS.

OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR THIS EVENT PROVIDED BY TV-45 IN HAVASU.

CONSIDERING THE LARGE AMOUNT OF TIME REQUIRED TO PREPARE A TYPICAL BOAT FOR THE PARADE OF LIGHTS AND THE POTENTIALLY THREATENING WEATHER WE EXPERIENCED ON BOTH PARADE NIGHTS, THE LONDON BRIDGE YACHT CLUB CONSIDERS EVERY ENTRY IN THIS YEAR'S PARADE A WINNER. WE SINCERELY HOPE TO SEE THEM RETURN NEXT YEAR FOR WHAT PROMISES TO BE AN EVEN BIGGER AND BETTER PARADE. THIS YEAR'S PRIZE WINNERS WERE:

GRAND MARSHALL'S AWARD - THE BYERS FAMILY & HAVASU THUNDER SOFTBALL

COMMODORE'S AWARD - THE KING FAMILY

BEST INDIVIDUAL/FAMILY ENTRY - THE MASUNAS FAMILY

JUDGE'S CHOICE AWARD - THE RICHENS FAMILY

BEST FIRST TIME ENTRY - OUR LADY OF THE LAKE CATHOLIC CHURCH

BEST BUSINESS ENTRY - LAKE HAVASU CITY MARINE ASSOCIATION

BEST ORGANIZATIONAL ENTRY - LONDON BRIDGE YACHT CLUB SAILBOATS

BEST USE OF COLOR - THE COLETTA FAMILY

BEST REPRESENTATION OF THEME - THE WYNEKEN FAMILY

BEST OUT OF TOWN ENTRY - THE IBARRA FAMILY

BEST LOCAL ENTRY - ELKS YACHT CLUB

SPIRIT OF HAVASU (3 AWARDS)

GREG SMITH/LONDON BRIDGE RESORT

RALPH HOWE SALES

BOB WHALEN/CAMPBELL BOATS

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EACH NIGHT'S PARADE BEGAN WITH A SKIPPERS MEETING AT THE LAKE HAVASU MARINA. FOLLOWING THE SATURDAY NIGHT PARADE, THE LONDON BRIDGE YACHT CLUB HOSTED A 'CHILI PARTY' IN THE MARINA PARKING LOT FOR ALL PARADE PARTICIPANTS. HERE ARE A FEW PICTURES OF THOSE EVENTS:

PICTURES OF ALL OF THE 2007 BOAT PARADE OF LIGHTS ENTRIES CAN BE VIEWED BY CLICKING HERE.

PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF LIL' ANGELS PHOTOGRAPHY AND HAVASU TV-45.

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