2026 Night In Venice Results Announced

(AWARDS CAN BE PICKED UP STARTING 1PM ON SUNDAY JULY 26th FROM THE CITY HALL WELCOME CENTER, 861 ASBURY AVENUE)

Special thank you to our Night In Venice presenting sponsors, ACME Markets and OCNJ Water Sports and our boat sponsors, South Jersey Yacht Sales, Waterfront Marine
and the Ocean City Marlin & Tuna Club. Night In Venice will celebrate 72 years on July 17^th, 2027.

BOAT RESULTS

Boat Number, Name of the Boat, Last Name, Theme

Best in show 25’ and overà #249, Sassy, Pau Hana Tiki Boats, Free Birds

Best in show 24’ and under à #296, BAMZ, Sztenderowicz, 1776 vs. 2026

Best Commercial à #222, REEL FUN, Collet, Jilly’s Christmas Vacation

Best Lead Boatà#203, Chooch, Fermane, Santa Claus

Best Community Boatà#206, Waterfront Marine, Martin & Mollie Mollusk

Best Decorated 25’ and over

1^st Place: #256, BrookSea III, Brook, Patriotic

2^nd Place: #259, Bella B, Persichetti, America 250

3^rd Place: #278, Ramble, Mckahan, Patriotic

Best Decorated 24’ and under

1^st Place: #277, Still Drifting, Winneberger, A Christmas Story Movie

2^nd Place: #283, Rockin Reelin, Leo, Red, White and Ho, Ho, Ho

3^rd Place: #279, Git’n Nauti, DiGiambattista, America 250

Best Musical 24’ and under

1^st Place: #292, Dozens of Dollars, Pace, Stars, Stripes & Bagpipes

Most Original 25’ and over

1^st Place: #236, YOLO, Muckenfuss, The Griswold Family Christmas Cruise

2^nd Place: #258, Unnamed, Whiteside, Ocean City’s Breakfast of Champions

3^rd Place: #237, Sea Weede II, Weede, Greek Stars & Stripes

Most Original 24’ and under

1^st Place: #260, No Name, Bowers, Christmas Vacation

2^nd Place: #232, Reel Nauti, Maceno, Christmas in July with St. Nor’Easter Nick!

3^rd Place: #238, SandBar, Tannen, Stars and Stripes

HOUSE RESULTS

House Number, Last Name, Theme

Zone 1:

1^st Place: #146, Viney, Patriotic Christmas

2^nd Place: #140, Weckerly, Flags along the Bay

3^rd Place: #14, Hornyak, Party In The USA

Zone 2:

1^st Place: #83, Greene, Red, White & Blue…and Merry too!

2^nd Place: #129, Furst, Sweet Sea-sons Greetings!

3^rd Place: #86, Eni, Stars, Stripes & Christmas Lights!

Zone 3:

1^st Place: #149, Tamburri/Bush, Candyland

2^nd Place: #40, Robb/Sullivan, National Lampoon’s Snug Harbor Vacation

3^rd Place: #58, Kelly/Fitzpatrick, Grab a Koozie, let’s Get Red, White & Boozy

Zone 4:

1^st Place: #50, Hernandez, Jingle Bells + Freedom Rings

2^nd Place: #55, Sulock, Life, Liberty & Pleasure Avenue

3^rd Place:  #44, Valdes, Red, White, Blue & Disco Too!

Zone 5:

1^st Place: #43, Weber, Stars, Stripes and Shark Bites

2^nd Place: #79, Thornton, Boogie on The Bay

3^rd Place: #16, Schwarz, Christmas in July

Zone 6:

1^st Place: #144, Chorin, Miser Mayhem

2^nd Place: #39, Chiumento, USA & Christmas…Perfect Together

3^rd Place: #81, Myers, Light of Liberty

Zone 7:

1^st Place: #11, Miller, There’s Nothing More American than Night in Venice in Ocean City

2^nd Place: #51, Scanlons/Brandenberges, Fight 4 Your Right 2 Par-Tee

3^rd Place: #82, Monczewski, Home of the Free because of the Brave

Zone 8:

1^st Place: #122, Boyle, No One Fights Alone

2^nd Place: #101, Leonetti/Cowperthwaite, Ring The Bell

3^rd Place: #59, Grasso, We The People Like To Party

Zone 9:

1^st Place: #138, Derr, Who Bay, USA

2^nd Place: #73, Hoffman, Caddy Shack

3^rd Place: #42, LaValla, World Cup FEVER

Zone 10:

1^st Place: #88, Heenan/Smith, FIFA World Cup 2026

2^nd Place: #115, Sutera, Cowboy UP! America Turns 250 Only Once!

3^rd Place: #22, Church, Happy 250^th Birthday America

Zone 11:

1^st Place: #114, Ruh, The Grinch Steals Night in Venice

2^nd Place: #93, Kuhlberg, Christmas Chaos

3^rd Place: #141, Bigin, Santa’s Gone Surfin’

Zone 12:

1^st Place: #56, Votta, Santa’s Summer Vacation

2^nd Place: #26, Cassidy, Boston Tea Party

3^rd Place: #137, Covely, Covely Ranch

Zone 13:

1^st Place: #121, Gemmi, Deck The Docks

2^nd Place: #61, O’Neil, High Tides & Freedom Vibes

3^rd Place: #90, Rafetto, Nightmare Before Christmas

Zone 14 (Condo/Commercial):

1^st Place: #63, Bay Village, Stars, Stripes and Bay Lights

2^nd Place: #76, Bay Club Condos, Celebrating 250 Years of Freedom

3^rd Place: #157, Marina Mews, All American Christmas