This event will promote and highlight the recreational, economic, and ecological benefits of our shared waterways.
The event will feature raffle drawings with plans to give away a 2010 Ford Mustang, 700 hundred gallons of fuel and 300 gallons of fuel. BoatFlorida.com is working to raise $100,000 to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters.
This is a unique opportunity to be part of one of the most anticipated on-water boating gatherings of this summer and raise money for a great 
cause. Highlights of this gigantic boating event will include:
Location
Ski Island is located on the Banana River near Port Canaveral. It is just minutes away from Kelly Park Boat Ramp, Harbortown Marina, the Locks, and the Barge Canal. On the GPS it is located @ 28.411313, -80.641545.
Entertainment & Food
Several bands (TBD) will be present for your entertainment. A BBQ tent with slow smoked pulled pork, potato salad, bbq baked beans, and Hawaiian rolls starting at 1:00 PM. Plates will available for $10. Proceeds from the food sale will be benefiting Big Brothers and Big Sisters.
Children and Adult Island Games
Various games will be announced by the bands from 2-4. Prizes and trophies will be awarded to the children that win. The games include:
Potato Sack Race"WaterFest is about family, friends, boating, great entertainment, great fun, the environment, and togetherness with fellow boaters," explained John K., founder of BoatFlorida.com. "We are proud to be able to contribute to Big Brothers Big Sisters, a worthwhile charity that has done so many great things in our local communities.We look forward to drawing for these great prizes at our event. There are a limited number of tickets available so we encourage everyone to act quickly before they're all gone."
BoatFlorida.com began with a modest idea and a single site called BoatBrevard.com. From the success of this site, we found there was a need for this service in other areas of Florida. This is the ultimate social networking connection site for Florida boaters and now there is much more than just Central Florida being covered.
BoatFlorida.com is a network of over twenty regional free communities and boat clubs for boaters and boat enthusiasts throughout the state of Florida. Users can find local boating news, events, boat related classifieds, boating groups, discussions / forums, blogs, photos, videos, and network with thousands of local boaters in Florida.
Boat Brevard Beginnings
What is BoatBrevard.com? BoatBrevard.com is dedicated to being your one-stop shop for all things boating in Brevard County. There are many interactive features and abilities to help you connect with other local boaters.
Boat Brevard was designed for the Central Florida areas of Titusville, Satellite Beach, Melbourne, Port Canaveral, Cocoa Beach, Cape Canaveral, Banana River and Indian River. The site was designed as a resource to help Central Florida boaters meet up, communicate, and stay up to date with events and news regarding the local waterways.
Have you ever been out on the boat and met a fellow boater? Perhaps you spoke out in the river or while docking up. Maybe you see someone with a boat like yours or a family in a boat that you’re thinking about buying. Have you ever wished you could talk with this fellow boater more? Now you can with BoatFlorida.com. You can look up the local network for your area and meet up with other boaters. You can chat with someone you met on the water, plan a meet-up or boating event or just spread the news about an upcoming event.
BoatBrevard.com has been featured in many state-wide and national news media and has been very well received by everyone. Since its launch at the beginning of 2009, it has had over 65,000 unique users, is approaching 2,000,000 page views, and gets many new members each day. Now the popularity of BoatBrevard.com has led to an expansion to cover all boating areas of the Sunshine State.
