DETAILS BELOW ARE PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE!
THEY WILL BE UPDATED PRIOR TO THE START OF REGISTRATION.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• PARTICIPATION:  This event is open to all boaters (Members and Non-Members).  Registration is required to participate, as is your attendance at the Mandatory Skipper's Meeting on Thursday, December 5th. 
• REGISTRATION:  
• • REGISTRATION STARTS:  November 1, 2024
  • REGISTRATION ENDS:  December 4, 2024 at Midnight
  • TO REGISTER:  Click on the blue "Register" button on this page. 
    NOTE:  The "Register" button will no longer appear once registration is closed.
• MAXIMUM PARTICIPANTS:  40 Boats
• WAIT LIST:  One registration if full, additional applicants will be given an opportunity to be added to our waitlist. 
• FEES:  There is no fee to register and participate.  However, there is a limited number of registrations available.  If you register, please plan to participate. 
• STARTING LOCATION:  The parade will be staged on-water in the open area just south of Marker 1 Marina and along the ICW just south of the Dunedin Causeway Bridge.  
• ROUTE:  The parade will follow the ICW South to the Dunedin/Clearwater border, turn North, and proceed into the City of Dunedin Marina.
• ENDING LOCATION:  The parade will conclude at the City of Dunedin Marina.
• START TIME:  The parade will leave from the basin at Marker 1 Marina starting at 6:00 PM.  
• SKIPPER'S INSTRUCTIONS:  Skipper's Instructions for the parade will be provided within your registration confirmation email.
• MANDATORY SKIPPER'S MEETING:  The Skipper's meeting for the parade will be at the Dunedin Boat Club Clubhouse on Thursday, December 5th at 6:30 PM.  The address is:  49 Marina Plaza, Dunedin, FL 34698 (West side of the Dunedin Marina).
• REQUIRED ONBOARD EQUIPMENT:  In addition to the safety equipment required onboard by the USCG, each vessel must have a working VHF radio onboard.  The VHF radio can be either permanently installed on your vessel or a sufficiently charged handheld unit.  VHF radio transmissions will be the sole method used by the Parade Master to communicate will all participants during staging, while underway, and vessel entry into the Dunedin Marina.  During the Skipper’s Briefing, the Parade Master will provide all participants the VHF channel number to be used for communication during the boat parade.
• JUDGING LOCATION:  The judging will be conducted as you pass through the channel coming into the City of Dunedin Marina.
  
• WAIVER:  Skippers are required to read and agree to a waiver during registration.  Acceptance of the waiver is a requirement to participate in the Lighted Boat Parade.
• NO POLITICAL DECORATIONS:  We ask that boat decorations DO NOT contain politically related messages.
• NO ITEMS TO BE THROWN FROM BOATS:  To protect the environment, skippers, crew, and spectators, we ask that NO ITEMS be thrown from the boats (e.g. beads, candy, etc.)
• NO SANTA COSTUMES:  So we don't confuse the kids nor take away from the "real" Santa, we ask that people DO NOT dress in Santa costumes, as the "real" Santa will be arriving on the last boat.