(See complete Night in Venice results below.)
"Angry Birds in Paradise" won "Best of Show" for small boats and took second in the "Comic Division."
Tens of thousands of spectators and partygoers lined the bayfront on Saturday night for Ocean City's Night in Venice.
Clear skies and relatively cool weather helped draw big crowds to the annual boat parade and house decorating contest.
Ocean City Public Relations Director Mark Soifer said about 70 boats participated — with 65 registering in advance and another five arriving in time for the pre-event captains' meeting.
Last year's lineup included 72 entries. The 2012 parade had 50 entries, and the 2011 parade saw 58 boats.
The boat named Moover took top prize in the "Classic" Division with "Jaws."
This year's theme was "A Night at the Oscars," with owners decorating their boats to fit the theme. One highlight was a "Jaws"-themed entry — with Robert Shaw's shark-hunting Quint narrating and a shark fin in tow (
see video).
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The parade set out from the Ocean City-Longport Bridge at 7:30 p.m. and made the trip along Ocean City's bayfront, in and out of lagoons along the way, to the end of the parade route at Tennessee Avenue.
The home-decorating contest and private parties along the entire parade route make Night in Venice one of the highlights of the summer season in Ocean City.
Boats
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Under 25' |
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Over 25' |
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| Category |
Boat# |
Boat Name |
Theme |
Boat# |
Boat Name |
Theme |
| Comic 1st Place |
39 |
Kiki |
And the Oscar Goes To... |
43 |
Noname |
Bridgegate |
| Comic 2ndPlace |
62 |
False Alarm |
Angry Birds in Paradise |
26 |
Keeper |
Forrest Gump |
| Most Original
1st Place |
42 |
Lil Gunner |
Griswold Christmas in OCNJ |
56 |
The Playpen |
Go Nuts in OC |
| Most Original
2nd Place |
41 |
Rocking & Reeling |
Night at the Oscars |
38 |
Jessie O Fish N Fun |
Night at the Movies |
| Most Original
3rd Place |
|
|
|
67 |
Fabricator |
Game of Thrones |
| Musical 1st Place |
20 |
Noname |
Oscars |
54 |
Full Moon Too |
Woodstock Takes Ocean City |
| Musical 2nd Place |
|
|
|
28 |
The Little Mermaid |
The Little Mermaid Best Oscar Musical 1990 |
| Best Decorated 1st Place |
48 |
Sponge Bob Square Pants |
OC How Sweet it Is |
53 |
Shanti |
Red Carpet Paparazzi |
| Best Decorated 2nd Place |
|
|
|
22 |
Fish N Chix |
Christmas in July |
| Best Decorated 3rd Place |
|
|
|
47 |
Duke O'Fluke |
Oscar Night |
| Childrens Division 1st Place |
60 |
Buckley's Yacht |
Rocky Rocks the Oscars |
|
|
|
| Best of Show |
62 |
False Alarm |
Angry Birds in Paradise |
43 |
Noname |
Bridgegate |
| Category |
Boat# |
Boat Name |
Theme |
| Classic
1st Place |
50 |
Moover |
Jaws |
| Classic 2nd Place |
57 |
Casco |
D-Day 70th Anniversay Celebration |
| Happy Dance |
56 |
The Playpen |
Go Nuts in OC |
| Happy Dance |
48 |
Sponge Bob Square Boat |
OC How Sweet it Is |
Houses and Condos
|
First Place |
First Place |
2nd Place |
2nd Place |
3rd Place |
3rd Place |
| Zone Number |
Last Name |
Theme |
Last Name |
Theme |
Last Name |
Theme |
| 1 |
DuBois |
Monster Mash |
Fainelli |
Midnight in Venice |
Walton |
Happy 95th Birthday Adelle! |
| 2 |
Hornyak |
Party on the Nile |
Shacklett |
Patriotic Americans |
Gabriel |
"Talk Derby to Me" |
| 3 |
Morris |
Country Western |
Kelly |
Prime Night at the Oscars |
Baumann |
We Found our Treasure on Pleasure Avenue |
| 4 |
Kull |
Remembering Richard |
Sulock |
The Wonderful Land of Oz |
Bellwoar |
A Night at the Oscars |
| 5 |
Thornton |
Candyland in the Sun & Sand |
Interrante |
Oscar Comes Alive in OC |
Schwarz/DelGuercio |
Studio 54 |
| 6 |
Pawley |
Woodsdock |
Chiumento |
And the Oscar goes to Sharknato |
Gifford |
Night at the Oscars |
| 7 |
Miller |
Secretariat |
Davidson |
Octopuss Garden on the Island in the Sun |
Boudart |
Celebrities Behaving Badly |
| 8 |
Reiner |
World Cup |
Kolea |
The Kolea Luau 2014 |
Grasso |
It's Going Down...Yelling Timber! |
| 9 |
Maxwell |
Superheroes & Villains |
Patterson |
Party at the Ocean Lounge |
|
|
| 10 |
Church |
Night at the Oscar Mayer Weiner |
Sutera |
Cirque de Sutera |
Fitzpatrick |
Summer ICONS are Happy in OC |
| 11 |
Weigel |
Proud to be an American |
Averona |
Let it Go |
O'Flynn |
Superheroes on the Red Carpet |
| 12 |
Votta |
Candy Crush |
Donohue |
Candy Crush |
|
|
| 13 |
VanStone |
College Night in Venice |
Coluzzi |
Red Carpet Gala |
|
|
| 13 |
|
|
McKenna |
Noah's Ark Docks in OC |
|
|
| 14 |
Harbor House |
Super Hero's Go Hollywood |
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|
"Angry Birds in Paradise" won "Best of Show" for small boats and took second in the "Comic Division."
Tens of thousands of spectators and partygoers lined the bayfront on Saturday night for Ocean City's Night in Venice.
Clear skies and relatively cool weather helped draw big crowds to the annual boat parade and house decorating contest.
Ocean City Public Relations Director Mark Soifer said about 70 boats participated — with 65 registering in advance and another five arriving in time for the pre-event captains' meeting.
Last year's lineup included 72 entries. The 2012 parade had 50 entries, and the 2011 parade saw 58 boats.
The boat named Moover took top prize in the "Classic" Division with "Jaws."
This year's theme was "A Night at the Oscars," with owners decorating their boats to fit the theme. One highlight was a "Jaws"-themed entry — with Robert Shaw's shark-hunting Quint narrating and a shark fin in tow (see video).
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