For many years, P/C Don and Pat Collins and Paul Nelson and his late wife, Muriel have staged the Coral Ridge Yacht Club's annual Holiday Lights Cruise and Raffle.  This year Don and Pat took an October trip up to New England (Vermont and New Hampshire) to find suitable Christmas-themed and winter-themed items to light up our tropical paradise here in Fort Lauderdale.  Don reports that the spent over $2,200 on the items that decorated the

CRYC hall and produced squeals of delight from the lucky winners.

As in past years a number of yachts hosted elaborate on-board parties for invited guests as they cruised up and down the Intracoastal looking at some of the intricately decorated homes.  Back at the Club,  Don and Paul selected the raffle winners who took home the goodies.  It is a CRYC tradition!