<h1><center>WE WON!</center></h1>

 Cocoa West is happy to announce that we WON best commercial float!  This year there were some very unique and cool floats, but Cocoa West happened to catch the eyes of the judges and those watching :D Thanks to all of those who came to support us, for those of you that weren't able to make it out, you missed out!

Our "Under The Sea" float was the mystical Kraken. Definition: An enormous mythical sea monster said to appear off the coast of Norway. It is basically a gigantic squid that attacks boats!

The Kraken would not be successful without the brainstorming and hardwork of the Cocoa West staff and the intricate design work by Carlos Vela-Martinez. The construction of the float itself took approximately 5 days, 24 Orange Garbage Bags, 412 Zip Ties, 75 Bamboo Stakes, 180 ft of .5" Rubber Tubing, 4 Rolls of Packing Tape, 4 paint poles, 4 cans of spray paint and 1 Scooter. 

Here are a couple of photos of the creation of the Kraken!

 

Voila!

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