Tacoma Yacht Club
CLASSES:
1st, 2nd & 3rd place trophies will be awarded in the following classes: Theme, Classic Wooden and Flagship.
Theme: Vessels decorated to meet the theme "Don't Stop Believing" using daffodils (minimum 1000, maximum 5,000) and other decorations.
Classic Wooden: Classic wooden vessels decorated to meet the theme "Don't Stop Believing" using daffodils (minimum none, maximum 3,000) and other decorations.
Flagship: Vessels carrying Bridge Officers from participating clubs. Vessels to be decorated with daffodils (minimum 500, maximum 3000) and other club identifiers (flags, pennants, banners).
NEW CLASSES:
Best in show (1st place) trophy will be awarded to the following classes: Youth and Military.
Youth: Vessels operated and decorated by a clubs' youth program to meet the theme "Don't Stop Believing" using daffodils (minimum 500, maximum 3,000) and other decorations.
Military: Vessels operated by a military organization decorated to meet the theme "Don't Stop Believing" using daffodils (minimum 500, maximum 3000) and other decorations.
JUDGING CRITERIA:
Theme, Classic Wooden, and Youth will be judged on the following criteria:
| Points | |
| ORIGINALITY | 10 |
| GENERAL APPEARANCE (Balance, Neatness) | 10 |
| THEME DEPICTION (Expression of theme) | 10 |
| USE OF DAFFODILS (Creativity, NOT quantity) | 10 |
| COLOR PRESENTATION (Use of colors) | 10 |
| POSSIBLE POINT TOTAL | 50 |
Flagship and Military will be judged on the following criteria:
| Points | |
| OVERALL NAUTICAL APPEARANCE | 10 |
| SHIP COMPANY AT ATTENTION (No salute) | 10 |
| PROPER SALUTING BY FLAG OFFICERS | 10 |
| SIMILARITY OF CREW DRESS | 10 |
| PROPER USE OF SIGNAL FLAGS | 10 |
| USE OF DAFFODILS | 10 |
| POSSIBLE POINT TOTAL | 60 |
JUDGING:
Judging will take place as the vessels leave the basin, taking a hard starboard turn to pass in review of the judging stand adjacent to the TYC flagpole.
Note: Boats can participate in the parade in a "unjudged" category. These boats will not be graded.