Winners of Christmas on the Water boat parade

More than three dozen vessels took place in the Christmas on the Water boat parade on Saturday, Dec. 4.

The best overall and best of the fleet was Conched Out Too, owned by Bill and Patty Dickerson.

The other winners:

Category #1 Power Boats 40 Foot And Under:

First place: Solitare owned by Henry Robinson

Second place: Daddy’s Money owned by Gladys And Eddie Simmons

Third place: Patient Day owned by Jimmy Murray

Category #2 Power Boats 41 Feet To 52 Feet

First place: Big “O” owned by Butch Oustalet

Second place: Sea Esta owned by Rick Hemba

Third place: Miss Audry owned by Sherwood Bailey

Category #3 Power Boats 53 Feet And Over

First place: High Maintenance owned by Eddie Tillman

Second place: Rufneck II owned by Laurence Hage

Third place: Final Fantasy owned by Jamie Sablich

Category #4 Pleasure Sail Boats

First place: Blow Me Away owned by Mark Oehmichen

Category #5 Commercial Boats

First place: Polaris owned by Roger Buenzow

Second place: Keesler Dolphin owned by Keesler Air Force Base

Third place: Mike Sekul, owned by the Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum