76: Sealegs Record, Boat Parades, New CoHost, Contest Winner

http://www.TheBoaters.TV EP 76 - First up, in Australia, a Sealegs Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) has set a new world record for being the fastest on-water speed for an amphibious vehicle. The vessel covered .500 meters of water in Sydney Harbor, setting a World Record time of just under 18 seconds!

Sealegs isn't new to breaking World Records. The vessel already holds the Guinness World Record for smashing Sir Richard Branson's crossing of the English Channel in an amphibious vehicle in 2005.

Next up: Decorating boats--from kayaks to yachts--has been a long time holiday tradition. REALLY long for Newport Beach, California! The Newport Beach Holiday Boat Parade has been around since the turn of the century! Visit http://www.ChristmasBoatParade.com for more information.

If you want participate in the holiday boat parades, or just decorate your boat for fun, today we provide you with few tips from http://www.eHow.com

After you decorate your boat, post all pictures up on http://www.TheBoaters.com

Next up: Introducing Alicia Gentile - Alicia Gentile, a professional television host and actress, is joining TBTV as an Associate Producer/Writer and Co-Anchor. Alicia has a degree in Media Studies from Florida Atlantic University and has worked for Miami's WSVN 7 TV and NBC6, where she contributed to various hosting/event reporting gigs around Miami.

Next up: Two names are selected from the 11 gentlemen who entered via our Forum thread "AcquaFilms.com 2007 Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta DVD Give Away."

AND THE WINNERS ARE: Howard Gilbert & Greg Person

For those of you who did not win, there is still the option of purchasing a copy: Simply visit http://www.AcquaFilms.com where you can also view the trailer for the movie.

Julie's TheBoaters.com Sealebrity Profile Pick of the Day is Captain Jim Schneider and his 2002 Maxum 2500SCR, "Three Buoys"! http://www.theboaters.com/dev/boats/profile?boatId=4148

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• australia
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• christmas
• newport
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• boats
• decorations
• acq

[Jagdtoq]

Julie is definitely best, I defy anyone to keep a straight face when she talks - and she's sooooo cute!

[CoastalVisions]

God is going to get me for saying this.... But I prefer just JULIE as host...

No worries BoatersTV I'll adjust.

[hypnometal]

Congratulations, Julie-you have your new host trained well. :-)

[zomgFletch]

yay! another pretty lady on TBTV!