* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [2024 Coastal Christmas Flotilla ] [00:00:03] W CT I AND FOX, EASTERN CAROLINA BACK FOR ANOTHER FLOW. DILLA, CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS IS 40TH NUMBER FLOATILLA? HERE'S HOW THIS WHOLE THING IS GONNA WORK. YOU SEE THE BEAUTIFUL EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA SUNSET, WE'RE GETTING OFF TO THE WEST AND OUR BOATS ALL DECKED OUT IN CHRISTMAS LAKES. THEY'RE GONNA COME OUT THE TRENT RIVER HANGING A LEFT UP THE NOOSE RIVER AND THEN BRING 'EM BACK DOWN THE NOOSE RIVER. WE WILL ANNOUNCE THE BOAT, THE NAME, THE CAPTAIN, THE LIGHTS AND ALL SORTS OF FUN FACTS ON THAT. SO WE'LL WATCH A PARADE BY WATCH. THEN WE'LL GET YOU ALL THE FACTS AND THEY COME DOWN THROUGH. OUR FIRST VOTE IS ENTRY NUMBER 30. IT IS THE, IT IS 26 FOOT OVER VOTE. IT IS HOME ARE BUCK AND LINDA IRV, F*****G LINDA IRVIN. THERE'S EIGHT, SEVEN CHRISTMAS. THEY HAVE 800 LIGHTS ON BOARD TO AND DECORATE TWO HOURS. SO THEY GOT IT DONE QUICK. THEY HAVE 10 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE PARTICIPATING IN THE FLOTT TILL, SO THEY ENJOY THE GOOD TIME. CREW MEMBERS ARE BUCK AND LINDA IRVIN, F FRANK AND SANDY BRUNO, BILL AND TRACY. MITCH AND JUDY LLOYD. IT SO SITS. THEY'RE RIGHT HERE IN FRONT OF US. LET'S GIVE THEM A BIG OLD NEW BIRD. WELCOME. 1, 2, 3. MARY CHRISTMAS. RIGHT BEHIND THAT IS ENTRY NUMBER 25, THE EE GUY. IT IS A 25 FOOT AN UNDER BOAT POWER BOAT. THE OWNERS AT CECIL LEWIS, THEY HAVE A STRING OF LIGHTS, ABOUT 600 OF ALL. IT TOOK THEM FOUR HOURS TO DECORATE. THIS IS THEIR FIRST TIME PARTICIPATING. THEIR CREW MEMBERS INCLUDE MARCIA CRAWFORD, THEIR VOTE NAME. THE IKE GUY IS JAPANESE FOR THE BEST OF EVERYTHING, SO LET'S GIVE THEM THE BEST OF A WELCOME THAT WE CAN. 1, 2, 3. MERRY CHRISTMAS. OH, NUMBER 28. IT IS THE MOJO'S MADNESS. MOJO'S MADNESS IS A 25 FOOT HUNDRED POWER BOAT DIALED COLE. KIM COLE IS THE OWNER. THE THEME IS CHRISTMAS, 1000 LIGHTS, FIVE HOURS TO DECORATE THEIR FIRST TIME PARTICIPANTS. SO LET'S GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT WAY BACK TO SANTA DONALD AND CITY COLE AND THE CREW. 1, 2, 3, MERRY CHRISTMAS BOAT NUMBER 23. IT LOOKS ICY. THE WEATHER. IT IS THE RANGER BOATS SALT WATER EDITION. IT IS A 2,500 POWER BOAT. THE OWNER IS WHITE RIVER MARINE GROUP. THEIR THEME IS CHRISTMAS STORIES. THEY'VE GOT 2000 LIGHTS ON THERE. THEY SAY THEY COUNTED EVERY ONE. IT TOOK THEM SIX HOURS TO DECORATE. CREW MEMBERS ARE KENLEY RAINS, JEREMY SPRINGLE, RICHARD BUCKNER. LET'S GIVE THEM A BIG OLD WELCOME LONG, TWO, THREE, MERRY CHRISTMAS. AND THEY ARE WAVING, SO MAKE SURE YOU GIVE THEM A WAVE BACK AS WELL. ENTRY NUMBER 27 IS COMING UP NEXT. THIS IS THE ONE THAT CAUGHT I I, BECAUSE TWO VOTES, THEIR VOTE NAME IS YOU PLAY TOO MUCH. THEY'RE A 25 AND UNDER POWER BOAT. MARK AND EMILY DDAY ARE THE OWNERS. THEY WON THIRD PLACE LAST YEAR AND THEY LOVE TO MOVE ON UP. THE METAL STAND CREW MEMBERS ARE MARK, EMILY, HANNAH AND DAVID DDAY, KELLY, COREY, ROGER AND JACKIE ELLIOTT. AND THEY JUST WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS. ALRIGHT, LET'S GIVE 'EM A BIG OLD WELCOME SANTA AND MRS. CLAUS. 1, 2, 3 MER. ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP IS ENTRY NUMBER SIX. THE BOAT IS NO NAME. NO, REALLY THAT'S THE NAME IS NO NAME. IT'S A 26 AND OVER POWER BOAT. DARRELL ELLO IS THE OWNER. CRACKING CHRISTMAS IS THE THEME. THERE WE GO. NOW WE'RE GETTING INTO THE THEME. UH, THEY HAD LOTS AND LOTS OF LIGHTS AND IT TOOK THEM 20 HOURS. UH, THEY'RE NEW THIS YEAR, SO DANNY ELLO AND DESIREE DUFOUR ARE THE CREW MEMBERS AND THEY'VE GOT A LOT GOING ON. IS THAT A MINION TRAILING BEHIND THEM? I CAN'T EVEN TELL, BUT LET'S GET A GOOD CLOSE PERSONAL LOOK AT THE NO NAME AND GIVE THEM A GOOD OLD NEW BIRD. WELCOME TO THEIR FIRST FLOTILLA. 1, 2, 3. MERRY CHRISTMAS. [00:05:02] ALRIGHT, HERE'S SOME ROWDINESS GOING ON IN THIS NEXT BOAT. VOTE NUMBER 29. THEY ALSO ARE USING THE NO NAME A MONIKER. THEY'RE A 25 AND UNDER POWER BOAT OWNED BY DAVID YASMINE. THEY SAY THEY'VE GOT THOUSANDS OF LIGHTS AND THEY TOOK A WORK DAY TO DO IT EIGHT HOURS. THE CREW MEMBER DAVID YASMINE, AND HE SAYS THEY ARE PART OF THE NEWBURN NEWCOMERS CLUB. NOW WHAT A WAY TO BE WELCOMED IN WITH THAT BIG OLD ENTRY OF TWO BOATS AS WELL. LET'S GIVE THE NO NAME AND DAVID YASMINE, A GOOD OLD NEW BERN. WELCOME. 1, 2, 3, VERY. ALRIGHT, NOW WE'RE GETTING INTO THAT BIG OLD BOAT CATEGORY. NEXT UP IS ENTRY NUMBER 19. IT'S THE ATLANTIC. IT'S A 26 FOOT AND OVER AND WE THINK IT IS OVER. IT'S A POWER BOAT OWNED BY NORM AND CRYSTAL GOS AND THEY GOTS THEMSELVES A PRETTY COOL DECORATED BOAT. AND THEY SAY THEY'VE DECORATED THEIR BOAT FOR THE NEW BERN CHRISTMAS SEASON FOR SIX YEARS NOW, AND I THINK THEY'VE GOT IT NOW. THEY'VE GOT A HELICOPTER AND A CHRISTMAS TREE AND THEY'RE FULL OF JOY AND A BIG OLD STAR ON THE BACK. LET'S GIVE NORM AND CRYSTAL GS ON THE ATLANTIC. A BIG OLD NEWBURN WELCOME. 1, 2, 3. MERRY CHRISTMAS. IT'S ENTRY NUMBER ONE AND THEIR BOAT NAME IS THERAPY AND EVERYBODY NEEDS SOME THERAPY. IT'S A 25 FOOT AND OVERSELL BOAT. JOHN AND LIZ CLATTER ARE THE OWNERS. THEIR THEME IS DINOSAUR CHRISTMAS, SPECTACULAR UNKNOWN NUMBER OF LIGHTS, ONLY TOOK THEM TWO HOURS TO DECORATE. THAT'S EFFICIENCY RIGHT THERE. THEY WERE THIRD IN 20, 22 AND SECOND LAST YEAR. I SEE A TREND. COULD THEY BE A WINNER THIS YEAR? THE CREW MEMBERS ARE JOHN AND LISA. UH, LIZ PLATTER, MICAH PLATTER, THEODORE PLATTER SKIPPER AND THE GOLDEN DOODLE PUPPIES. SKIPPER. ALRIGHT, HERE WE GO. THEY'VE GOT JOKES AND I GOTTA READ 'EM. WHAT'S A DINOSAUR'S LEAST FAVORITE REINDEER COMET. THINK ABOUT IT. THINK ABOUT IT. THE TREE ON THEIR MAST, THE TREE ON THEIR MAST, 23 FEET HIGH AND THEY HAD TO BRIBE A LOCAL BRONTOSAURUS TO HELP GET IT UP THAT HIGH WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTS THAT RIVAL RUDOLPHS KNOWS THAT ENOUGH CHRISTMAS SPIRIT TO THAW ON AN ICE AGE. THEY HOPE THAT YOUR CHRISTMAS IS DYNOMITE. LET'S GIVE THEM A BIG OLD NUER WELCOME WITH ALL THEIR DINOSAURS. 1, 2, 3. HENRY CHRISTMAS. WOO. BOAT NUMBER 21. IT'S THE ANDREA'S CONCESSION UNDER 25 FOOT. IT'S A POWER BOAT. CHRIS BRITON IS THE OWNER. THE THEME, THE GRITS IS COMING TO NEW. THEY HAVE LOTS OF LIGHTS, TOOK THEM FIVE HOURS TO DECORATE, AND THEY ARE FIRST TIME. FLO TILLIAN, CHRIS BRITTEN, ED AND GENE MILLER AND DAN AND NANCY GUTTER ARE ON BOARD. THIS BOAT IS SPONSORED BY THE NEWCOMERS CLUB OF NEWBURGH. THAT'S A GROUP THAT WELCOMES IN TRANSPLANTS TO THIS AREA. LET'S GIVE THEM THE NEWCOMERS, A BIG OLD NEWBURN WELCOME WITH ALL OF THEIR COOL COSTUMES. 1, 2, 3. MERRY CHRISTMAS. IT'S A 25 FOOTER POWER BOAT. CHRISTOPHER WALL IS THE OWNER. GINGER REDMAN IS THE THEME. TOOK THEM 16 HOURS TO DECORATE CHRISTOPHER AND NANCY ETTE. MIKE AND TRICIA WINCHESTER ARE THE CREW MEMBERS AND THEY JUST WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY A MERRY CHRISTMAS. IS THAT, IS THAT FROSTY OR THE PILLSBURY DOMAN OR THE MICHELIN MAN? FROSTY. I WE'RE ALL WITH FROSTY. OH, GINGERBREAD GINGER. GET IT RIGHT BRIAN. I CANNOT GET ANYTHING RIGHT TONIGHT. IT'S BEEN A BAD DAY UP HERE, SO WE'RE WORKING ON IT. HEY, LET'S GIVE THEM A BIG OLD NEWBURN. WELCOME TO GET IT. ALL RIGHT, 1, 2, 3, MERRY CHRISTMAS. HERE COMES OUR FINAL ENTRY INTO THE 40TH NEWBURN CLO TIP. IT IS THE FREEDOM. IT'S A 26 FOOT AND OVERPOWER BOAT. JAMES CROZIER IS THE OWNER. THEIR THEME IS [00:10:01] EAST TO WEST TOY DRIVE. AND WE LOVE THIS TIME OF YEAR WHEN WE HELP OUT OUR NEIGHBORS WHO ARE IN NEED, ESPECIALLY THE TOY DRIVE FOR THE KIDS WHO WOULD LOVE TO HAVE SOMETHING UNDER THEIR TREE. THERE'S MORE THAN 3,600 LIGHTS, TOOK THEM 13 HOURS TO DECORATE AND BOY DID THEY DO A GOOD JOB. JAMES AND SARAH CROZIER ARE ON BOARD ALONG WITH DYLAN CROZIER, EMILY AND GARRETT REIGN ROUND OUT THE CREW. HEY, LET'S GIVE THE FREEDOM AND BIG OLD NEW BIRD. WELCOME. 1, 2, 3. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND GOOD LUCK COLLECTING ALL THOSE TOYS. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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