Press release:
RiverLink’s Anything That Floats Parade was a blast — again
The morning of Saturday, August 13 found 18 teams assembling a series of creative, colorful, unique rafts to float in RiverLink’s 23rd annual Anything That Floats Parade on the French Broad River. Rafters began putting in at 10 a.m. at Hominy Creek Park and took out at RiverFest, taking place the RiverLink Sculpture and Performance Plaza.
The watercraft were judged by our local celebrity judges: AC-T “Answer Woman” Casey Blake, artist and photographer Zen Sutherland, and Ashvegas contributor and food writer Stu Helm.
Some of the watercraft included Three Knots to the Wind, The American Dream, and teams from Highland Brewing and the Asheville Mardi Gras Krewe, who won the “Most Creative” category with their yacht, “Drag On.” Team Talespin created a brightly-colored airplane themed yacht, while Team Daydreamz put together a flotilla that highlighted the importance of pollinators in our ecosystem.
Meet the judges and view the Anything That Floats Boats Parade winners by clicking here.
The categories and winners of the 2016 Anything That Floats Parade were:
Most Creative: Drag On
Funniest: Croc O’ Denial
Green Machine: Daydreamz
Judge’s Choice: Out House Bill 2
Honorable Mention: RiverLink’s first ever entry in the Parade, “The Lady of the River”
Winners took home junk sculptures made by creative RiverLink volunteers, and all the teams received a photograph of themselves and their yachts.
Next year’s Anything That Floats Parade will be Saturday, August 12, 2017. RiverLink encourages individuals and groups of all ages and sizes to start thinking now about putting together a raft and coming out to have a great day on the river.
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