Boater Benefits & Prizes
"..Thanks to the City of Jacksonville for the fantastic Boat Parade and Dock Party. We just moved to Jacksonville last year from south Florida, where we always wanted to participate in a boat parade...We had a really great time and enjoyed participating in the parade with our friends on-board. The fireworks show was amazing, as usual and the Dock Party was more than we expected with great food, lots of nice people, and fun dancing."
-Boat #41, Captain Martin
Click here to register your boat in the 2009 Jacksonville Light Parade
Prize Categories
Captains have the opportunity to receive awards in the following categories:
- Grand Overall
- Best New Entry
- Private Individual 30' and over
(1st and 2nd Place Winners)
- Private Individual Under
30' (1st and 2nd Place Winners)
- Sailboat (1st and 2nd Place Winners)
- Commercial/Corporate
- Organized Club
- Holiday Spirit
* Each vessel is entitled to receive only one award.
Prizes
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4 day/3 night stay at the Amelia Island Resort
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Weekend stay at the Omni Jacksonville Hotel
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2 night stay at the Hilton Garden Inn, St. Augustine
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Weekend stay at the Best Western Hotel Salisbury Road
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Passes to the Museum of Science & History (MOSH)
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Experience Jazz VIP Package for the 2010 Jacksonville Jazz Festival
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Stay and Play packages at the World Golf Village
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IMAX Theater passes
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Gift certificates to Florida's First Coast of Golf, Benny's Steak & Seafood, Publix, Carrabba's Italian Grill, The Cheesecake Factory, P.F. Chang's, Best Buy, Cracker Barrel, BP Gas, Starbucks, Whitey's Fish Camp and more.
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SS Marine Taxi passes
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Tickets to the Jacksonville International Boat Show
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Florida Lottery Tickets
"This is a thanks from boat #5 and crew for the wonderful job you performed on the parade and especially the after party at Metro Park...everything was first-class and we greatly appreciate the time and effort it took for you to choreograph such an event. This is our third year in the parade on the "License to Chill" boat and it was the best yet." - Boat #5, Captain Peek
Bonus Prizes
First 10 Returning Captains
The first ten (10) returning captains to register prior to Friday, November 13 will receive a commemorative souvenir.*
First 10 New Captains
The first ten (10) new captains to register prior to Friday, November 13, will receive a commemorative souvenir. If a Veteran Captain refers you to participate in the Jacksonville Light Parade, be sure to include his/her name in the "Referred By" blank of your registration form.
New captains are those who have never participated in the Jacksonville Light Parade.*
*You must participate in the Jacksonville Light Parade in order to be eligible for these prizes. Prizes will be awarded at the Captains' Party.
Post-Parade Dock Party
Saturday, November 28 after the parade
Metropolitan Park Marina
New party for our registered captains! After the parade, join us at the Metropolitan Park Marina for a post-parade celebration featuring live entertainment, food, beverages and fun! Awards will be distributed at the Captains' Party.
"We wanted to say a big "Thank You" for all the hard work that you and the Special Events Staff did for the boaters in the Lighted Boat Parade. Everything was wonderful!!!!!!!! Thanks to your staff and the Dockmaster and his staff."
-Crew of "Day by Day"
Captains' "Thank You" Party
December 10, 2009
The City of Jacksonville appreciates the time and effort that captains and their crews put into the Light Parade to make it such a great success! For their tireless efforts, all participating captains are invited to the Jacksonville Light Parade Captains' Party for hors d'oeuvres, beverages, exciting music and entertainment.
During the party, captains will receive awards and special prizes to thank them for making the Jacksonville Light Parade one of the Southeast's premier events!
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