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Sunday, May 8, 2022

San Juan Island Yacht Club Opening Day Parade and Mother's Day Brunch

"Back To The Future"
Grand Marshall Ann Einboden

Please join us for SJIYC’s annual Opening Day Boat Parade on Sunday, May 8, starting at 2:15 PM.  Featuring Grand Marshall Ann Einboden longtime SJIYC member and nationally recognized trainer for America's Boating Club. 

Entrants will gather near Shipyard Cove and parade their vessels in front of Spring Street Landing and past the Dignitary Boat and the Judges’ Review Boat to compete for prizes in one of five categories:  Theme, Traditional/Nautical, Classic Wooden Boat, Human Powered and Commercial.  There is no charge for registration and participation in the parade.

Boats are judged on the following criteria: 

Boat Handling—Maintains smooth, constant, approximate 3-4 knot speed and approximate 100-foot spacing behind boat ahead.

Presentation

• Theme Boats are judged on their creative interpretation of “Back To The Future" Show us how you plan to move forward after events of the past two years
• Traditional/Nautical Boats are judged on their proper display of traditional signal flags.
• Classic Wooden Boats are judged on their distinctive or restored condition.
• Commercial Boats are judged on display of their “gear.”
• Human Powered Craft are judged on their presentation and craft handling.

Crew—Crew will be judged on their costumes, uniforms, attire, theme-related antics, and precision of salutes.

Let’s see what fun boaters will conjure up this year!