Night in Venice Contest Winners Announced

The annual Night in Venice parade on Saturday (July 16) featured 58 boats decorated for the "Broadway on the Bay" theme (see our ). The following are the category winners:

BOAT CONTEST

Children's Division
1st: Marisa Edmund and Stephen Ay, Boat 39, O.C. Lion King
Cash Winner: Marlene Buckley, Boat 51, The Broadway Kids of Bayshore Drive

Classic Division
2nd: Ron Walton, Boat 18, Broadway Classics
1st: Joseph Hepner, Boat 15
Cash Winner: Mike Caserta, Boat 20, Raise Your Glass/Toast the Troops

Musical Division (under 25 feet)
2nd: Robert and Maureen Geary, Boat 41, Riverdance
1st: Jim Richardson, Boat 43, Wicked
Cash Winner, Boat 39, Marisa Edmund and Stephen Ay, Boat 39, O.C. Lion King

Musical Division (over 25 feet)
2nd: Catherine and Victor Hartley, Boat 25, Guys and Dolls
1st: Jessica Obermeyer, Boat 28, Wizard of Oz on the Bay
Cash Winner: Steve and Dawn Brasslett, Boat 52, Grease

Comic Division (under 25 feet)
1st: Carl and Rita Staff, Boat 45, Ocean City
Cash Winner: Bob Whiteside, Boat 11, A Chorus Line

Comic Division (over 25 feet)
2nd: David DuCoin, Boat 35, Where's Waldo
1st: Tony Wilson, Boat 16, Phillies
Cash Winner: Terry Jackson, Boat 19, Calypso Mae

Best Decorated Division (under 25 feet)
2nd: Jim Richardson, Boat 43, Wicked
1st: Mike Caserta, Boat 20, Raise Your Glass/Toast the Troops
Cash Winner: Kristine Schneider, Boat 21, Cats in Paradise

Best Decorated Division (over 25 feet)
2nd: Joel Richard Private Voyages, Boat 46, Pirates of Penzance
1st: Jessie O Fishing and Cruising Fleet, Boat 29, Disco on the Bay/Saturday Night Fever
Cash Winner: Deborah and James Yoa, Boat 55, Christmas on the Bay and Tribute to Ted Prior

1st Runner-Up Division (under 25 feet)
Cash Winner: Doug Watkins, Boat 24, Viva Habana Vieja 

1st Runner-Up Division (over 25 feet)
Cash Winner: Glenn Pierami, Boat 38, President Weiner's Inaugural Balls

Best of Show Division (under 25 feet)
Cash Winner: Ray Rafetto, Boat 47, Jungle Book and Lion King on Broadway

Best of Show Division (over 25 feet)
Cash Winner: John Ferguson, Boat 26, Disco Inferno -- Setting Night in Venice on Fire 

Chairman's Pick Division (over 25 feet)
Cash Winner: Tim Barrus, Boat 37, 70s

Chairman's Pick Division (under 25 feet)
Tow Boat U.S. with Bob

Lead Boat
3rd: Marine Max, Miss Night in Venice
2nd: Somers Point Marina, Miss Ocean City/Little Miss Ocean City/Junior Miss Ocean City
1st: Hinckley, Grand Marshal 

HOME DECORATING CONTEST

Zone 1
3rd: Allen, 218 Bay Road, Cars 2
2nd: Teefy, 44 Bay Avenue, Dr. Seuss
1st: Kane, 24 W. Edinburgh Road, Bye Bay Birdie

Zone 2
3rd: Reilly, 223 N. Point Rd., Lights for Broadway
2nd: Shacklett, 212 W. Atlantic Avenue, Walk the Red Carpet
1st: McMahon, 130 W. Atlantic Blvd., Back to the Future

Zone 3
3rd: Graham/Pagliaro & Montagna, 1212 Pleasure Avenue, Annie Get Your Gun
2nd: Hope, 1210 Pleasure Avenue, Broadway Babies
1st: Gustafson, 1218 Pleasure Avenue, Tribute to Space Shuttle

Zone 4
3rd: Flint, 1314 Pleasure Avenue, Spiderman-Turn Off the Dark
2nd: Adcock, 106 W. 14th Street, A "Wicked" Night in Venice
1st: Kull, 1472 Pleasure Avenue, Jersey Girls Don't Pump Gas

Zone 5
3rd: Lawver, 8 W. 16th Street, Saturday Night Fever-Flash Mob
2nd: Schwarz/Del Guercio, 1616 Bay Avenue, Bridging the Gap
1st: Thornton, 1640 Bay Avenue, Down the Nile in O.C. Style

Zone 6
3rd: Chiumento, 39 W. 17th Street, O.C. Boardwalk Empire
2nd: Smith, 85 W. 17th Street, "Knights" in Venice
1st: Arena, 17 W. 17th Street, Comedy and Tragedy

Zone 7
3rd: Scanlon/Brandenberg, 169 W. 17th Street, Goo Goo Ga Ga Baby/Born This Way
2nd: Davidson, 155 W. 17th Street, It's Showtime Folks!
1st: Severino, 210-12 W. 17th Street, Harry Potter in Ocean City

Zone 8
3rd: Dardine, 110 W. 17th Street, Let's Party on the Bay/Egyptian
2nd: Grasso/Susko, 148-154 W. 17th Street, Boardwalk Empire
1st: Dorney/Croff/Hickie, 118 W. 17th Street, Time to Say Goodbye (Space Shuttle)

Zone 9
3rd: Borzell, 1744 Bay Avenue (First Floor), "Wicked"
2nd: Hoffman, 6 W. 17th Street, Royal Wedding
1st: Maxwell/White, 1700 Bay Avenue, Gilligan's Island

Zone 10
3rd: Mongo/Smith, 69 (A&B) W. 18th Street, Sponge Bob and Friends
2nd: Larkin, 153 Bayshore Drive, "All Shook Up"
1st: Messa, 47 W. 18th Street, Boardwalk Empire

Zone 11
3rd: Barr/Haines, 81 Walnut Road, On Safari in Ocean City
2nd: Weigel, 26 Arkansas Avenue, "South Pacific"
1st: O'Flynn, 8 Arkansas Avenue, "Sound of Music"

Zone 12
3rd: Lever, 1922 Glenwood Drive, Broadway Characters
2nd: Votta, 1920 Glenwood Drive, Party for the Cure!
1st: Paul, 2014 Glenwood Drive, "Fabulous Fifties"

Zone 13
3rd: Rain, 15 Tobago Lane, Broadway by the Bay
2nd: Ernst, 21 Grenada Drive, We Recycle
1st: Van Kreiken, 10 Mariana Lane, Our Favorite Sports Teams

Zone 14
3rd: Bay Club Condos, 336-338 Bay Avenue, Tribute to the 9th Street Bridge
2nd: Harbor House Condos, 200 Bay Avenue, Grease ... Is the Word
1st: Bay Village Club Condos, 1114 Bayfront -- 11th Street, A Night in New Orleans