Sunday, November 15, 2026
Photos by Henry Stanley | Angela and Jon Holt’s “unisweater” captured the Yacht Club award for “Most Creative Couple.”
Jim Heckenlaible, pictured with his wife, Kerry, charmed judges looking for the “Cutest” Christmas Sweater with his photo of himself and his little sister on Santa’s knee. He pinned his Yacht Club name tag on “Young Jim.”
Pete and Peggy Frazier won the couple’s category for Ugliest Sweaters.
Madison Facciola took home honors in the Women’s category for Ugliest Sweater.
Geoff Walker, the 2021 Yacht Club Commodore, pictured with his wife, Cinda, came out on top of the Men’s category for Ugliest Sweater.
Carri Kendall’s garland-festooned sweater won her the Yacht Club award for “Most Creative Woman.”
Gary Hieftje’s “holiday suit,” pictured with his wife, Susan, garnered him the Yacht Club award for “Most Creative Man.”
It was cooler “sweater weather” at Christmastime this year, providing the perfect climate for Marco Island Yacht Club’s annual “Ugly Christmas Sweater” contest. Members came out in full regalia in the tackiest, most garish holiday garb they could find. In addition to prizes for the “ugliest” sweater—Men’s, Women’s and Couple’s categories—judges also cited the most “creative” sweaters and chose one as the “cutest.”
Members M.A. Harlacker and Patti Cohen organized the event, and members Alice Jobe, Paul Kelly and Lynette Cahill had the difficult challenge of judging the best of the worst.
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