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The themed-canoe contest kicks off the 34th annual Great Dock Canoe Race, 'Let the Games Begin' held at the City Dock in Naples on May 8, 2010. Photo by Debi Pittman Wilkey

The themed-canoe contest kicks off the 34th annual Great Dock Canoe Race, 'Let the Games Begin' held at the City Dock in Naples on May 8, 2010. Photo by Debi Pittman Wilkey

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  • Crowds jammed Crayton Cove for the annual Great Dock Canoe Race on Saturday, May 14, 2011. Winners of themed parade float were the team from Hee Haw High in the Royal Flush. Photo by Stephen Wright
  • The themed-canoe contest kicks off the 34th annual Great Dock Canoe Race, 'Let the Games Begin' held at the City Dock in Naples on May 8, 2010. Photo by Debi Pittman Wilkey
  • Victoria Meyers, from left, Nermin Clark and Marty Durham cinched their third Great Dock Canoe Race theme canoe title with Hee Haw High Prom Limo in 2011.Stephen Wright
  • The theme-canoe contest kicks off the 34th annual Great Dock Canoe Race held at the City Dock in Naples on May 8, 2010. Photo by Debi Pittman Wilkey
  • Victoria Meyers shows off her redneck teeth for her themed canoe during the 35th annual Great Dock Canoe Race at Crayton Cove in Naples on May 14, 2011. This year's theme was Rednecks and Royalty. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Themed canoes take to the water during the 35th annual Great Dock Canoe Race at Crayton Cove in Naples on May 14, 2011. This year's theme was Rednecks and Royalty. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Crowds jammed Crayton Cove for the annual Great Dock Canoe Race on Saturday, May 14, 2011. Photo by Stephen Wright
  • The boat crew helps unload a theme canoe during the 35th annual Great Dock Canoe Race at Crayton Cove in Naples on May 14, 2011. This year's theme was Rednecks and Royalty. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Dummies dressed as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are on the back of a theme canoe during the 35th annual Great Dock Canoe Race at Crayton Cove in Naples on May 14, 2011. This year's theme was Rednecks and Royalty. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Scenes during the 35th annual Great Dock Canoe Race at Crayton Cove in Naples on May 14, 2011. This year's theme was Rednecks and Royalty. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Crowds jammed Crayton Cove for the annual Great Dock Canoe Race on Saturday, May 14, 2011. Photo by W. Paul Meade
  • Crowds jammed Crayton Cove for the annual Great Dock Canoe Race on Saturday, May 14, 2011. Photo by W. Paul Meade
  • 'Hee Haw High Prom Limo' takes to the water during the 35th annual Great Dock Canoe Race at Crayton Cove in Naples on May 14, 2011. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Themed canoes take to the water during the 35th annual Great Dock Canoe Race at Crayton Cove in Naples on May 14, 2011. This year's theme was Rednecks and Royalty. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Swamp Buggy queen Megan Hoolihan, right, and her partner former Swamp Buggy queen Allie Espinosa, background, have a difficult time steering their canoe during the themed boat parade at the 33rd Annual Great Dock Canoe Race at the City Dock on Saturday, May 9, 2009 in Naples. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • Victoria Meyers takes a plunge while canoe captain Nermin Clark tries some counterbalance at the 2010 Great Dock Canoe Race on Naples Bay. Participate photo submitted by meow2
  • David Garza, Kristen Niebel and Albert 'Dino' Franqui race the White Star Movers Canoe in the theme Canoe Parade at the 34th Annual Great Dock Canoe Race May 8, 2010 at Crayton Cove, Naples Florida.
  • Victoria Meyers, Nermin Clark and Marty Durham work to keep their canoe from tipping during the 34th Annual Great Dock Canoe Race at Crayton Cove in Naples on May 8, 2010. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Scenes during the 34th Annual Great Dock Canoe Race at Crayton Cove in Naples on May 8, 2010. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • 3rd place winner in Saturday's Great Dock Canoe Race. Photo by nmcdermott
  • Wild life at Saturday's Great Dock Canoe Race. Photo by Joseph James
  • Man Eater - 2nd place winner in Saturday's Great Dock Canoe Race in Naples. Photo by nmcdermott
  • From Saturday's winning canoe from Seacrest Elementary School at the Great Dock Canoe Race in Naples. Photo by nmcdermott
  • A scene from the 33rd Annual Great Dock Canoe Race at the City Dock on Saturday, May 9, 2009 in Naples. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • Great Dock Canoe Race, uploaded by wpmeade
  • Holly Luttman, 18, right and MacKenzie Pierre, 18, paddle a canoe for Edison State College during the themed boat parade during the 33rd Annual Great Dock Canoe Race at the City Dock on Saturday, May 9, 2009 in Naples. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • A scene from the 33rd Annual Great Dock Canoe Race at the City Dock on Saturday, May 9, 2009 in Naples. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • A canoe goes to the circus - a theme boat at the 2006 Great Dock Canoe Races.
  • Rebecca King, left, and Katie Binkowski from WilsonMiller react after flipping their boat in the 'A Day at the Circus' Theme Canoe Parade at the 30th Annual Great Dock Canoe Race Saturday, May 13. 'Cirque du Canoe,' from NewsBank, paddled by Paul Badeau and John McLean won the Theme Canoe Parade competition. David Ahntholz/Staff
  • Linda Paschal, from left, Justin Scroggs, and Paul Badeau from NewsBank restock their supply of helium balloons in front of their Theme Canoe Parade entry 'Cirque du Canoe' in the 30th Annual Great Dock Canoe Race Saturday afternoon, May 13. The Cirque du Canoe entry, paddled by Badeau and John McLean took top honors in the parade. This year's theme was 'A Day at the Circus.' David Ahntholz/Staff
  • Jeanne Harvey and Tracy Belford from the The Real Macaw restaurant and Paul Badeau and John McLean from NewsBank in Cirque du Canoe paddle past the Naples City Dock in the 30th Annual Great Dock Canoe Race Theme Canoe Parade Saturday afternoon, May 13. David Ahntholz/Staff
  • Ayleen Perez-Lavin, dressed as Velma from Scooby Doo, helps carry a canoe desguised as the Mystery Machine after the boart parade during the 2007 Great Dock Canoe Race in Crayton Cove on Saturday. Lexey Swall/Staff
  • Dave Carpenter, left, and Bob Best ride in their canoe 'Puff the Magic Dragon' during the boat parade before the races being at the 2007 Great Dock Canoe Race in Crayton Cove on Saturday. Lexey Swall/Staff
  • Mr. and Mrs. Potato Heads wait by their theme canoe designed after the movie Toy Story before the 32nd Annual Great Dock Canoe Race at the Naples City Dock on Saturday May 10, 2008. Their canoe won the best designed canoe, awarding them $1,000. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Scenes from 2007 Great Dock Canoe Race in Crayton Cove on Saturday. Lexey Swall/Staff
  • Nancy Schwerin, dressed as a 'fem-bot', loads inflatable male dolls into her canoe for the theme boat parade before the 32nd Annual Great Dock Canoe Race at the Naples City Dock on Saturday May 10, 2008. 'We need a ten man crew and these guys are worthless,' Schwerin said. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Bob Best, right, and Dave Carpenter, left, from the East Naples Kiwanis paddle by the crowd gathered on the Naples City Dock for the 28th Annual Great Dock Canoe Race Saturday morning (May 8). The boat from the East Naples Kiwanis honoring the world champion Florida Marlins won the theme boat contest at the race. The theme for this year's race was 'Take Me Out to the Ballgame.' David Ahntholz/Staff
  • Paul Badeau, left, and John McLean wave to the crowd from their canoe, Queen Lili Von Shtupp, as their second place win in the Theme Parade is announced at The Great Dock Canoe Race at the City Dock in Naples Saturday morning. The theme this year was Blazing Paddes. Darron R. Silva/Staff

Creativity and seaworthiness are essential elements for successful Great Dock Canoe Race theme-canoe entries. Take a look back at canoes that rose to the occasion (and some that didn't) and their crews.

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