The Commodores Club of the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce announced the winners of the
101st Annual Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade. The following is a list of winners and categories for which they won:

 

SWEEPSTAKES
#54  FINESSE, Abbott & Cindy Ayloush; Randy & Debra Ressel

 

BEST POWERBOAT
#9 THE LAST HURRAH, J. Roberts & Elizabeth Meadows

 

BEST SAILBOAT
#38 ELATION – Gerst Family

 

BEST LIGHTS

1ST- #70 EL NAVIGANTE, Sasco Electric

 

2ND - #40 CAPRICIOUS, Carl & Mary Raymond

 

3RD - #23  AMAZING GRACE, Ed Koll

 

HUMOR / ORIGINALITY

1ST - #3 THE ROSE MARIA, Ron & Rose Cram

 

2ND - #6 BUOY TOY, Ben Beard

 

3RD - #48 SENNER OF ATTENTION, Drew & Heather Senner

 

ANIMATION / SPECIAL EFFECTS

1ST - #25 D25, Peter Barbour

 

2ND - #15 KALI, Eric & Becky Mabry

 

3RD - #30 SEA SCHOONER, Travis Petty

 

BEST MUSIC
#39 PARADISE FOUND, Greg Killingsworth

 

BEST BOAT UNDER 30 FEET
#61, Kyle Miller

 

BEST FIRST-TIME ENTRY
#48 SENNER OF ATTENTION, Drew & Heather Senner

 

BEST YACHT CLUB ENTRY
(BCYC) #54 FINESSE, Abbott & Cindy Ayloush; Randy & Debra Ressel

 

BEST CORPORATE ENTRY
#54 FINESSE, Abbott & Cindy Ayloush; Randy & Debra Ressel

 

 

2009 Ring of Lights Winners

Overall Sweepstakes
Carl & Mary Raymond (40 Linda Isle)

 

BEST CLUBS

1st Place, Balboa Yacht Club

 

2nd, Balboa Angling Club

 

BEST COMMERCIAL
Balboa Boat Rentals

 

BEST FIRST TIME ENTRY
Carman Bravo (337 E. Bayfront)

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The following are recognized as winners ofthe Rng of Lights competition...

Bill & Gay Wassall-Kelly (409 Edgewater)

 

Bruce Fabrizio (1407 Bayside)

 

Jim & Kathy Busby (111 E. Bayfront)

 

Robert & Chistyne Olson (351 E. Bayfront)

 

Phil & Mary Lyons (36 Harbor Island)

 

Jim & Peggy Rich (802 S. Bayfront)

 

Shirley Pepys (526 S. Bayfront)

 

Bob & Marcy Cook (538 S. Bayfront)

 

Dennis & Patty Vitarelli (140 S. Bayfront)

 

Donna Di Bari (710 S. Bayfront)

 

Greg & Loretta Zimmerman (327 Sapphire)

 

Bob & Carol Senour (1000 E. Balboa Blvd.)

 

Ken & Tracy Hurd (832 Via Lido Nord)

Winners were invited to attend the Christmas Boat Parade Awards Dinner & Auction on Friday, January 22, 2010 at the Balboa Bay Club & Resort. Tickets to the event, which was also open to the public, included a four-course dinner with wine, dancing and parking, as well as a Live and Silent auction.

For more information on the Christmas Boat Parade, please visit www.ChristmasBoatParade.com. For photos, please contact Jessica Quadra at jquadra@newportbeach.com.