Aquapalooza!
January 27, 2009
I know January is a silly time to write about the world’s largest boat party but I’m sick of winter! I’m trying to forget about the snow & sleet that is slamming the DC area outside my window right now. I’m thinking about hopping on my boat with a crew of my friends, sun on face, ice in cooler, firing up the engines and cruising to another awesome Aquapalooza!
Aquapalooza is a nationwide party thrown at over 140 locations each year. Initiated in 2006, the party is sponsored by Sea Ray boats. In 2007, the signature event was held on the Potomac River at Tim’s II. In 2008, over 12,000 boats and 56,000 people attended. Check out the partying on the Potomac in this video:
http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=14697591
Sea Ray hasn’t updated the Aquapalooza website yet for 2009 but I did some sleuthing and found out that the party will span the July 25-26 weekend. The signature event will be held on Lake Martin in Alabama. In 2007, Taylor Swift was the headline act. In 2008 it was Everclear. I’m curious to hear who will be headlining this year.
Here is my prediction, Aquapalooza on the Potomac is going to be bigger than ever this year. The last 2 years were huge and I think we have finally hit the tipping point. Aquapalooza is a boating tradition that is new to Occoquan but here to stay! See you in July!
Looking forward to Aquapalooza on Lake Martin this year. Should be a lot of fun. If any of you are interested in the Lake Martin area, feel free to drop by my blog at http://lakemartinvoice.com
if taylor swift isn't at an aquapalooza in michigan this year i ill be SO mad.